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club lead, RHO follows small. sorry, your opponents have no idea how they lead from a bunch of small cards.
BTW 3♣ is a pretty bad bid, I couldn't help myself. Matchpoints again! yay.
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Posted 2012-March-15, 02:29
BTW 3♣ is a pretty bad bid, I couldn't help myself. Matchpoints again! yay.
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Posted 2012-March-15, 03:39
The two options to consider are slightly hard to evaluate since we aren't told the specific club spots:
Option 1) Over take the queen and hope to set up club tricks (works 3-3, so probably not great).
Option 2) Win the queen and lead the heart ten to set up heart tricks.
I think option 2 is better, but I could easily be missing the correct option 3.
Option 1) Over take the queen and hope to set up club tricks (works 3-3, so probably not great).
Option 2) Win the queen and lead the heart ten to set up heart tricks.
I think option 2 is better, but I could easily be missing the correct option 3.
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Posted 2012-March-15, 03:48
BunnyGo, on 2012-March-15, 03:39, said:
Option 2) Win the queen and lead the heart ten to set up heart tricks.
Option 2a) Win the queen and lead hearts from the top to set up an extra trick? (Gains over option 2 if one defender has Hx in hearts. Loses if the defence might go wrong with Hxx opposite Hxxx.)
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Posted 2012-March-15, 04:36
WellSpyder, on 2012-March-15, 03:48, said:
Option 2a) Win the queen and lead hearts from the top to set up an extra trick? (Gains over option 2 if one defender has Hx in hearts. Loses if the defence might go wrong with Hxx opposite Hxxx.)
Take the Q, play ♥AKx, if this goes wrong (ie somebody had QJxxx), you probably have a shot at playing ♦AKx too. You're probably making this contract, but as this is matchpoints, you may need to do more.
I think better is to overtake and play J♣, play a ♠ to hand and play ♥ to 9 if ♣ don't break. This will give you at least 11 tricks if clubs are 3-3 and 10 if W has ♥Hxx or QJx/QJxx, it should give you 9 if hearts behave in any way (QJxxx(x) onside or Hx onside).
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Posted 2012-March-15, 04:41
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I don't understand, what can defence do if LHO has Hxx?
WellSpyder, on 2012-March-15, 03:48, said:
Option 2a) Win the queen and lead hearts from the top to set up an extra trick? (Gains over option 2 if one defender has Hx in hearts. Loses if the defence might go wrong with Hxx opposite Hxxx.)
I don't understand, what can defence do if LHO has Hxx?
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Posted 2012-March-15, 04:53
gwnn, on 2012-March-15, 04:41, said:
I don't understand, what can defence do if LHO has Hxx?
BunnyGo's line involved played H10 from dummy. Whichever defender has Hxx can win the trick and still leave his partner with a stop in the suit.
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Posted 2012-March-15, 05:53
WellSpyder, on 2012-March-15, 04:53, said:
BunnyGo's line involved played H10 from dummy. Whichever defender has Hxx can win the trick and still leave his partner with a stop in the suit.
Oh yes. Reading comprehension -1 for me.
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