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Imp pairs.
Lead ♠T, small, K, small
T2= ♥J, Q, K small
T3=Small ♥, small, T,A
Plan the continuation. Simple but cute hand imo.
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Posted 2015-February-03, 19:07
Imp pairs.
Lead ♠T, small, K, small
T2= ♥J, Q, K small
T3=Small ♥, small, T,A
Plan the continuation. Simple but cute hand imo.
Please in spoilers.
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"Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say."
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Posted 2015-February-03, 20:17
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wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:
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Posted 2015-February-03, 23:00
This is a solid example of an I/A post. I am not going to post the line to take, but am going to suggest that declarer work out where the missing high cards are. For example, in a vacuum hooking diamonds twice find one or both honours onside 75% of the time, but the attentive declarer will think about what the opps have told him in the auction and play so far, and may conclude that the odds aren't that good on this hand.
The point of the hand reminds me of the approach attributed to Hamman: don't ask: what should I do now? Ask: what's going on? The answer to that second question will inform the answer to the first.
The point of the hand reminds me of the approach attributed to Hamman: don't ask: what should I do now? Ask: what's going on? The answer to that second question will inform the answer to the first.
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Posted 2015-February-04, 03:38
Hanoi and Stephen gets their 9 trick. It is almost impossible to go down. I misplayed the hand. I know it is IMP pairs but we have ways to increase our chances of overtrick without risking 9 tricks.
I cashed 3rd ♥ everyone followed. After that, due to auction as other posters stated, all relevant cards were held by E and those were ♦KQ and ♣K. We know E started with 5-6 card spades (lets assume 5 because if he has 6 it only makes our line better) and exactly 3 hearts. He has 5 cards minors.
His possible minor suit combinations are 2♣3♦, 3♣2♦, 1♣4♦. He can not have stiff ♦ due to holding KQ. unless he is a maniac opener on 2nd seat with a bad suit, 10 hcp which consist of stiff ♦K. GIB is maniac sometimes but not on opening hands like that.
Among these combinations one line gives us the extra trick. To play ♦ to A and another dia (or duck one and cash A later) after 3rd ♥. This line at worst gets your 9 tricks, but if KQ♦ is doubleton, you can score 2♠+3♥+3♦+2♣=10
Note that ♣ K stiff or doubleton will not help you to make an overtrick. And ♦ A and another diamond will not risk your 9 tricks in any way.
How I misplayed? After 3rd ♥ I foolishly cashed 4th ♥. And as soon as I did that I was frustrated with myself and made a 2nd mistake due to frustration. Instead of recovering from my mistake by simply discarding a small ♣ , I discarded a small ♦ ending up with 9 tricks.
Now I played ♦ A and another. If A did not drop any honor, I was insured by Kx or K ♣ for 9th trick as long as E started with 13 cards.
E held
Kxxxx
JTx
KQ
Kxx
I cashed 3rd ♥ everyone followed. After that, due to auction as other posters stated, all relevant cards were held by E and those were ♦KQ and ♣K. We know E started with 5-6 card spades (lets assume 5 because if he has 6 it only makes our line better) and exactly 3 hearts. He has 5 cards minors.
His possible minor suit combinations are 2♣3♦, 3♣2♦, 1♣4♦. He can not have stiff ♦ due to holding KQ. unless he is a maniac opener on 2nd seat with a bad suit, 10 hcp which consist of stiff ♦K. GIB is maniac sometimes but not on opening hands like that.
Among these combinations one line gives us the extra trick. To play ♦ to A and another dia (or duck one and cash A later) after 3rd ♥. This line at worst gets your 9 tricks, but if KQ♦ is doubleton, you can score 2♠+3♥+3♦+2♣=10
Note that ♣ K stiff or doubleton will not help you to make an overtrick. And ♦ A and another diamond will not risk your 9 tricks in any way.
How I misplayed? After 3rd ♥ I foolishly cashed 4th ♥. And as soon as I did that I was frustrated with myself and made a 2nd mistake due to frustration. Instead of recovering from my mistake by simply discarding a small ♣ , I discarded a small ♦ ending up with 9 tricks.
Now I played ♦ A and another. If A did not drop any honor, I was insured by Kx or K ♣ for 9th trick as long as E started with 13 cards.
E held
Kxxxx
JTx
KQ
Kxx
"Genius has its own limitations, however stupidity has no such boundaries!"
"It's only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve problems without using violence!"
"Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say."
"It's only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve problems without using violence!"
"Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say."
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Posted 2015-February-06, 00:12
MrAce, on 2015-February-03, 19:07, said:
Imp pairs.
Lead ♠T, small, K, small
T2= ♥J, Q, K small
T3=Small ♥, small, T,A
Plan the continuation. Simple but cute hand imo.
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