[lxt08]

hi all

I BBO ID lxt08

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N lead DK D2 D8 DA

Declare how to make?

[bgm]

Looks like a trump control problem, supposing the black suits behave.

Win ♦ A; concede a ♥; ruff ♦ return; ♣ A; concede a ♣;
ruff ♦ return; concede a ♣.

At this point both hand has 3 trumps, and 1 winning ♣. Either ruff ♦/♥ and can draw trump.

[inquiry]

You lack the trumps to ruff a heart and to set up clubs. For instance, if you play heart ace and heart (to set up the ruff), they will force you with a diamond. Now when you ruff a heart, you can't pull trumps and set up a long club (three round of trumps, one diamond ruff when they win the heart, one diamond ruff when they win the first club... you are out of trumps. You lose 2♣, 1♥, and a slow diamond.

So you have to start on a potential dummy reversal, planning or ruffing three diamonds in hand, if necessary. So you take three diamond ruffs, the diamond Ace, the heart ACE, three spades in dummy (one is your spade ace, then spade KT to make three) and set up the long club. You hope that the ATx versus Jx of hearts freezes the suit. You plan on losing 1♥ and 2♣.

Win ♦A, cash club ace, ruff a diamond, exit a club. If they continue diamonds, go with your three diamond ruff plan by ruffing, cash a high spade in hand, exit a small heart (not a club). If they return another diamond, ruff, exit a club while maintain high heart. If they exit a heart,
win ace and then exit a club. Now you can either ruff heart in dummy for 10th trick or diamond in hand for 10th trick then pull trump.

[nige1]

lxt08, on 2013-July-20, 09:10, said:

N lead DK D2 D8 DA
Declare how to make?

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IMO You hope for 3-2 breaks in the black suits. An extra chance is well-placed ♥ honours.
Win ♦A, cash ♣A, finesse ♥. Win return and concede a ♣. Zugzwang

• If opponents lead 2 rounds of trumps, then cash ♥A, ruff a ♥, concede a ♣ and claim 5 X ♠, 1 X ♥, 1 X ♦, 2 X ♣, and 1 X ♥ ruff.
• Otherwise condede another ♣ and, If opponents force you 3 times in ♦, then draw trumps and claim 3 X ♠, 1 X ♥, 1 X ♦, 2 X ♣, and 3 X ♦ ruff.

[Fluffy]

I am a simple soul who starts with 3 rounds of clubs, and then a low heart, after losing those 3 trick either dummy or hand will be able to be high.

To maximice chances duck the first club, and after winning second with ♣A play a heart to the 10, this allows for 10 tricks is someone has 4 spades but ♥KQ are onside.