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Do you know your - Bridge - history?
This hand have been played yesterday at my local club.
See the results (traveller) and the complete diagram here:
http://www.vubridge....53&BoardIndex=6
Note: Cards are in french! R = King, D = Queen, V = Jack...
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Ego satisfaction
#1
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Posted 2011-June-04, 09:13
Do you know your - Bridge - history?
This hand have been played yesterday at my local club.
See the results (traveller) and the complete diagram here:
http://www.vubridge....53&BoardIndex=6
Note: Cards are in french! R = King, D = Queen, V = Jack...
#2
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Posted 2011-June-04, 09:55
At Notrump, the best defender's weapon is the choice of the suit to lead!
You must try to set your own long suit - I mean your own team's long suit, before declarer can freely run his master cards.
This hand has been played yesterday in a local tourney, where 75% of South players lazily lead the ♦ Ace, thus allowing declarer to score 600.
If you know your history, you've been taught to lead 4th best of your longest suit at Notrump.
Why? Because its the best way to set that suit!
And this simple lesson makes a big difference! Look:
If you lead the ♦ Ace, declarer will eventually make his ♦ Queen and try the ♥ finesse, playing the Jack from his hand.
Your partner will make his ♥ Queen, but alas, he's got no more ♦ to lead back for you.
As a result, declarer will make 3 ♠ + 4 ♥ + 1 ♦ + 1 ♣ = 9 tricks.
What do you prefer: fulfill your ego playing your master Ace and King, or set the contract?
You must try to set your own long suit - I mean your own team's long suit, before declarer can freely run his master cards.
This hand has been played yesterday in a local tourney, where 75% of South players lazily lead the ♦ Ace, thus allowing declarer to score 600.
If you know your history, you've been taught to lead 4th best of your longest suit at Notrump.
Why? Because its the best way to set that suit!
And this simple lesson makes a big difference! Look:
If you lead the ♦ Ace, declarer will eventually make his ♦ Queen and try the ♥ finesse, playing the Jack from his hand.
Your partner will make his ♥ Queen, but alas, he's got no more ♦ to lead back for you.
As a result, declarer will make 3 ♠ + 4 ♥ + 1 ♦ + 1 ♣ = 9 tricks.
What do you prefer: fulfill your ego playing your master Ace and King, or set the contract?
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Posted 2011-June-08, 12:46
LOL I voted for Ace Diamonds to show the King as well but now realise how that might not be the best idea.
"definitely that's what I like to play when I'm playing standard - I want to be able to bid diamonds because bidding good suits is important in bridge" - Meckstroth's opinion on weak 2 diamond
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