[mgoetze]

Robot duplicate, matchpoints

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First trick: ♥K ♥3 ♥7 ♥2
Second trick: ♥4 ♥6 ♦4 ♥A
Third trick: ♣4 ♣A ♣6 ♣7
Fourth trick: ♠7 ♣2 ♣10 ♣K

You expect most of the field to be in this contract, since all the Wests are robots, so if this one didn't bid over 2NT the others won't either.

What's your plan?

[cloa513]

mgoetze, on 2011-July-13, 06:50, said:

Robot duplicate, matchpoints

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First trick: ♥K ♥3 ♥7 ♥2
Second trick: ♥4 ♥6 ♦4 ♥A
Third trick: ♣4 ♣A ♣6 ♣7
Fourth trick: ♠7 ♣2 ♣10 ♣K

You expect most of the field to be in this contract, since all the Wests are robots, so if this one didn't bid over 2NT the others won't either.

What's your plan?

Still possible to make if East has the K♠, just play J♠ and undertake with the Q♠. If East takes his K♠ then you have your entry with 10♠ to finesse clubs again.

[vuroth]

Concede a club. Win the return, cash out my 8 tricks, and exit with the queen of spades.

If west has the king, I've done well.

If east hast he king, he'll take it, cash his QD, then what?

EDIT: To clarify, I'm throwing a heart and a spade on the clubs.

This post has been edited by vuroth: 2011-July-13, 08:15

[VM1973]

Since West is a robot it's unlikely that it's smart enough to falsecard. That high spade pitch looks like the beginning of an attitude signal. The best chance to make the hand is to concede a club to East knowing he can't return a heart, and start cashing. You can get ♥1, ♣4, ♦2 and ♠1 for sure. If the ♦Q drops you make it.

[mgoetze]

VM1973, on 2011-July-13, 14:11, said:

Since West is a robot it's unlikely that it's smart enough to falsecard. That high spade pitch looks like the beginning of an attitude signal.

I'm pretty sure they don't do any signalling at all.

[Phil]

mgoetze, on 2011-July-13, 14:26, said:

I'm pretty sure they don't do any signalling at all.

In my experience, GIBs signal count, count, and more count.

[VM1973]

mgoetze, on 2011-July-13, 14:26, said:

I'm pretty sure they don't do any signalling at all.

I have little experience with robots... but if that spade he dropped was his lowest one... then his partner must have quite a few spades.

[Free]

VM1973, on 2011-July-13, 14:11, said:

Since West is a robot it's unlikely that it's smart enough to falsecard. That high spade pitch looks like the beginning of an attitude signal.

Why do you only look at the high ♠ and not at the very small ♥ he played in trick 2? If, and I really mean IF, GIB signals, don't you think the ♥4 is a much stronger signal than the ♠7?

Personally I'd play ♣Q and another ♣, not giving RHO the chance to return a ♣ to us. Now RHO will probably lead the suit LHO has a honor in.