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MPs scoring (SIMs). ♠J lead, you play the queen from dummy and it wins. Plan the play.
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lots of options 3NT sim pairs
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Posted 2016-September-18, 04:15
MPs scoring (SIMs). ♠J lead, you play the queen from dummy and it wins. Plan the play.
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Posted 2016-September-18, 06:40
hi manudude03,
On looking at this briefly, my inclination is to finesse the ♥9, I presume it loses, win the ♠ return with the ace, and run the ♦8 into the safe hand if West doesn't cover. If West covers ♦8 with ♦J then I would presume he will have the ♦K too.
I believe if West has ♥KQ ♦KJ and 3♠+ winners you are always going down. I feel ♥ honours need to be split between the two defenders hands for this to have any chance to succeed. The ♣ finesse is optional depending on what happens next.
If East wins the ♦8 he is prematurely end-played after trick 3.
On looking at this briefly, my inclination is to finesse the ♥9, I presume it loses, win the ♠ return with the ace, and run the ♦8 into the safe hand if West doesn't cover. If West covers ♦8 with ♦J then I would presume he will have the ♦K too.
I believe if West has ♥KQ ♦KJ and 3♠+ winners you are always going down. I feel ♥ honours need to be split between the two defenders hands for this to have any chance to succeed. The ♣ finesse is optional depending on what happens next.
If East wins the ♦8 he is prematurely end-played after trick 3.
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Posted 2016-September-18, 08:24
The_Badger, on 2016-September-18, 06:40, said:
hi manudude03,
On looking at this briefly, my inclination is to finesse the ♥9, I presume it loses, win the ♠ return with the ace, and run the ♦8 into the safe hand if West doesn't cover. If West covers ♦8 with ♦J then I would presume he will have the ♦K too.
I believe if West has ♥KQ ♦KJ and 3♠+ winners you are always going down. I feel ♥ honours need to be split between the two defenders hands for this to have any chance to succeed. The ♣ finesse is optional depending on what happens next.
If East wins the ♦8 he is prematurely end-played after trick 3.
On looking at this briefly, my inclination is to finesse the ♥9, I presume it loses, win the ♠ return with the ace, and run the ♦8 into the safe hand if West doesn't cover. If West covers ♦8 with ♦J then I would presume he will have the ♦K too.
I believe if West has ♥KQ ♦KJ and 3♠+ winners you are always going down. I feel ♥ honours need to be split between the two defenders hands for this to have any chance to succeed. The ♣ finesse is optional depending on what happens next.
If East wins the ♦8 he is prematurely end-played after trick 3.
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Posted 2016-September-21, 05:14
manudude03, on 2016-September-20, 08:08, said:
Full hand here
Thanks for posting the full hand. The spoiler clarifies matters. Given the range of scores on the score sheet, it looks like quite a few players had a 'lot of options'
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