KQJxx
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Kx
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T8x
AKJTx
Jx
AKJ
Auction starting with RHO:
1D 1H P 1S
2C X 2D 2H
P 3H AP
You probably should have just bid 2S on your third round but you fell in love with your good hearts.
A diamond is led, low 9 J. You went from thinking you made a great stop to a bad one, but now you play the HA and RHO pitches a diamond. How do you proceed/what is your general plan?
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Be Careful!
#3
Posted 2011-May-26, 15:06
Knock out the ♦A, spade to dummy, club hook, knock out ♠A, and run side-suit winners until LHO ruffs.
#4
Posted 2011-May-26, 16:44
Cheat sheet provided within, for those who are stumped:
Spoiler
I once yelled at my partner for discarding the 'wrong' card when he was subjected to a squeeze that I allowed by giving the wrong count with too high a card. Now he's allowed to pitch aces when the opponents have the king in the dummy. At trick 2. When he could have followed suit. And blame me.
East4Evil ♥ sohcahtoa 4ever!!!!!1
East4Evil ♥ sohcahtoa 4ever!!!!!1
#5
Posted 2011-May-31, 10:30
My initial thought was the same as Quiddity's. I'm not sure I've ever found a book or source that helped me form a plan of attack for hands like this, which is probably why I struggle with them so much.
Still decidedly intermediate - don't take my guesses as authoritative.
"gwnn" said:
rule number 1 in efficient forum reading:
hanp does not always mean literally what he writes.
hanp does not always mean literally what he writes.
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