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In case anyone didn't deduce it yet, I played small from dummy at trick 1. Losing when RHO had ♠Qx ♥Axxx ♦Qxxx ♣xxx
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Posted 2013-February-20, 15:17
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Posted 2013-February-20, 18:16
I told you to take the S hook!
"The King of Hearts a broadsword bears, the Queen of Hearts a rose." W. H. Auden.
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Posted 2013-February-21, 09:39
Fluffy, on 2013-February-16, 12:18, said:
opps are expert, partner is not, lead is ♦5 (3rd/5th)
I am with A♦ and small ♥. If it loses run the 9♠ from dummy. I dont like playing small ♦ because I dont like going down at trick 1 without exploring other options.
If the Ace♥ is led I will still finess the RHO's Q♠ because if I was LHO and the bidding was the same I would defo lead my A♥ - it is a gamble but I dont want to be missing AK♥
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Posted 2013-February-21, 10:54
people leading a small heart off dummy at any point are evidently used to playing against morons. playing to escape losing to the A of H is just abrogating the Queens issue. man up and make a decision.
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Posted 2013-February-21, 11:02
wank, on 2013-February-21, 10:54, said:
people leading a small heart off dummy at any point are evidently used to playing against morons. playing to escape losing to the A of H is just abrogating the Queens issue. man up and make a decision.
They are and they have. Since declarer's hand is somewhat unknown thanks to partner's inspired bidding, even a non-moronic East has a problem discerning whether declarer has AKQJxxx KJx x Ax or not (a complete minimum).
What is he supposed to do with xx Axxx Qxxx xxx? After all, rising ace only works because we lack a Two Club opener.
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Posted 2013-February-21, 15:32
PhilKing, on 2013-February-21, 11:02, said:
They are and they have. Since declarer's hand is somewhat unknown thanks to partner's inspired bidding, even a non-moronic East has a problem discerning whether declarer has AKQJxxx KJx x Ax or not (a complete minimum).
What is he supposed to do with xx Axxx Qxxx xxx? After all, rising ace only works because we lack a Two Club opener.
What is he supposed to do with xx Axxx Qxxx xxx? After all, rising ace only works because we lack a Two Club opener.
don't forget east will see the diamond is the jack at t1. declarer would take the opportunity to ruff a diamond surely if he had the hand you gave him. considering the lack of a heart lead AQ over must be a reasonable possibility in which case declarer is going to have difficulty guessing them correctly, despite a read on east.
you can't tempo east out of the hand at t2 either - he gets a free tank at t1 to consider his t2 play.
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Posted 2013-February-21, 15:38
wank, on 2013-February-21, 15:32, said:
you can't tempo east out of the hand at t2 either - he gets a free tank at t1 to consider his t2 play.
I was wondering about that - I was thinking of giving him quite a bit of time anyway in order to summon up the courage to duck, but not enough to have second thoughts.
Also, the chances of ♦ Qxx offside are very low, since that gives West specifically 5432 plus one higher spot.