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You play 6♦ after an unopposed auction. W leads 6♣ to the 9, 2 and A, plan the play.
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Posted 2010-January-15, 21:07
You play 6♦ after an unopposed auction. W leads 6♣ to the 9, 2 and A, plan the play.
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Posted 2010-January-17, 08:42
Without thinking for too long I would win and play a spade to the queen.
(i) If this holds, I continue with ace of hearts, heart ruff, AKQ of diamonds. If diamonds are 3-2 I claim. If diamonds are 4-1 I hope that the hand with 4 diamonds has (at least) 3 clubs and 2 spades and that the SK is onside. After a second spade to the jack winning and the king of clubs I have to decide which winner is holding up next.
Alternatively I could continue with ace of hearts, heart ruff, ace of spades, ace of diamonds, KQ of clubs discarding hearts and a black card from dummy, planning to ruff low and ruff another heart in dummy.
(ii) If the spade loses it depends what comes back. If it's a non-spade I win the ace of hearts, ruff a heart, draw trumps and claim (as long as diamonds break). If it's a spade I win in dummy and ruff a spade in hand. Even if that is over-ruffed I have 12 tricks as long as diamonds are 3-2. Obviously I'm off if spades are 5-1 with the singleton on lead.
(i) If this holds, I continue with ace of hearts, heart ruff, AKQ of diamonds. If diamonds are 3-2 I claim. If diamonds are 4-1 I hope that the hand with 4 diamonds has (at least) 3 clubs and 2 spades and that the SK is onside. After a second spade to the jack winning and the king of clubs I have to decide which winner is holding up next.
Alternatively I could continue with ace of hearts, heart ruff, ace of spades, ace of diamonds, KQ of clubs discarding hearts and a black card from dummy, planning to ruff low and ruff another heart in dummy.
(ii) If the spade loses it depends what comes back. If it's a non-spade I win the ace of hearts, ruff a heart, draw trumps and claim (as long as diamonds break). If it's a spade I win in dummy and ruff a spade in hand. Even if that is over-ruffed I have 12 tricks as long as diamonds are 3-2. Obviously I'm off if spades are 5-1 with the singleton on lead.
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Posted 2010-January-17, 09:08
FrancesHinden, on Jan 17 2010, 03:42 PM, said:
Without thinking for too long I would win and play a spade to the queen.
(i) If this holds, I continue with ace of hearts, heart ruff, AKQ of diamonds. If diamonds are 3-2 I claim.
(i) If this holds, I continue with ace of hearts, heart ruff, AKQ of diamonds. If diamonds are 3-2 I claim.
I assume you plan to claim 12 tricks rather than 13?
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(ii) If the spade loses it depends what comes back. If it's a non-spade I win the ace of hearts, ruff a heart, draw trumps and claim (as long as diamonds break). If it's a spade I win in dummy and ruff a spade in hand. Even if that is over-ruffed I have 12 tricks as long as diamonds are 3-2.
That would be two losers, wouldn't it?
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2010-January-17, 09:12
♥A, ♥ ruff, draw trumps ending in hand.
If trumps are 3-2, concede a heart, throwing the remaining losers on clubs.
If trumps are 4-1, take a spade finesse, ruff a club, take another spade finesse, and try to throw the hearts on black-suit winners before they ruff.
If trumps are 3-2, concede a heart, throwing the remaining losers on clubs.
If trumps are 4-1, take a spade finesse, ruff a club, take another spade finesse, and try to throw the hearts on black-suit winners before they ruff.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2010-January-17, 09:34
Cyberyeti, on Jan 15 2010, 10:07 PM, said:
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You play 6♦ after an unopposed auction. W leads 6♣ to the 9, 2 and A, plan the play.
This looks like a near dummy reversal line is called for which comes down to hope ♦ split and set up spades
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Posted 2010-January-17, 09:37
gnasher, on Jan 17 2010, 03:08 PM, said:
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(ii) If the spade loses it depends what comes back. If it's a non-spade I win the ace of hearts, ruff a heart, draw trumps and claim (as long as diamonds break). If it's a spade I win in dummy and ruff a spade in hand. Even if that is over-ruffed I have 12 tricks as long as diamonds are 3-2.
That would be two losers, wouldn't it?
Sssh. Maybe they won't notice.
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Posted 2010-January-17, 10:21
This hand cost us a bucket of IMPs.
Our opps played in 6N, with spade finesse, heart finesse and trumps favourable, this was not an issue.
Team mates were in 6♦.
Our man decided to play ♥AQ ditching a spade. This lost to the K and a club came back, a spade was thrown and this was ruffed by N, oops.
My first thought was to take the spade finesse at trick 2, but wanted to sense check this.
The E hand is something like x, Kxx, 10x, Jxxxxxx.
Our opps played in 6N, with spade finesse, heart finesse and trumps favourable, this was not an issue.
Team mates were in 6♦.
Our man decided to play ♥AQ ditching a spade. This lost to the K and a club came back, a spade was thrown and this was ruffed by N, oops.
My first thought was to take the spade finesse at trick 2, but wanted to sense check this.
The E hand is something like x, Kxx, 10x, Jxxxxxx.
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