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#21 User is offline   skjaeran 

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Posted 2009-June-09, 11:20

jdonn, on Jun 8 2009, 09:36 PM, said:

skaeran, on Jun 8 2009, 01:25 PM, said:

(at IMPs it's obvious to switch to a low heart)

You are definitely good enough to tell me if I'm missing something, but why couldn't declarer be Axx Kxx x KQTxxx? In fact, that hand is about a million times more likely than the actual hand in which he had 9 top tricks, no?

Yeah, obviously you're right Josh.
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Posted 2009-June-10, 04:08

I agree with Josh. With proper explanations, East could have doubled 3♥. And with proper explanations West could have led a heart regardless of what East did. I would assign 3NT-1 at any form of scoring.

As an aside, if you want an unbiased and objective ruling, write your post as neutral and objective as possible. I know that it is hard to be objective. But is is easy to avoid comments such as "NS mysteriously play 3♥ as ...", "It's a free world." and "Perhaps dreaming partner had...".

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Posted 2009-June-12, 18:04

Trinidad, on Jun 10 2009, 05:08 AM, said:

I agree with Josh. With proper explanations, East could have doubled 3♥. And with proper explanations West could have led a heart regardless of what East did. I would assign 3NT-1 at any form of scoring.

As an aside, if you want an unbiased and objective ruling, write your post as neutral and objective as possible. I know that it is hard to be objective. But is is easy to avoid comments such as "NS mysteriously play 3♥ as ...", "It's a free world." and "Perhaps dreaming partner had...".

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