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Can I Make This???

#1 User is offline   kenrexford 

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Posted 2010-October-01, 06:56

Scoring: MP


South plays in 2♠ after this auction:

P-P-1♣-1NT
P-2♦-P-2♥
2♠-all pass

Heart lead.

I went down one. I have tried numerous permutations, and I keep ending up going down one. I either end up tapped too much or not tapped enough (assuming best defense, which does not seem THAT tough).
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Posted 2010-October-01, 07:44

Since they can make 3 or 4 diamonds, be happy with down one.
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Posted 2010-October-01, 08:01

Not sure this qualifies as best defense, but...

T1)♥K
T2)♥A
T3)♥Q. East ruffs. Pitch ♦. 1 for Defense.
Low ♦ to West's Q might be best D here, but I don't see it happening.
T4)♦K. 2 for Defense.
T5)♦A. ruff.
T6)♣K and A. 3 for Defense.
T7)♦. ruff.
T8)♣Q
T9)♣J
T10)♥x. East pitches last D. ruff.
You've now seen 12HCP from East, so it's right to play West for stiff ♠AorK, not J.
T11)exit to ♠K. 4 for Defense.
T12)whatever, through East's ♠AJ to your ♠QT. 5 for Defense.
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Posted 2010-October-01, 09:32

On the diamond-pitch line, even assuming no small diamond to the Queen, doesn't LHO cause problems by ducking the club to the King?
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Posted 2010-October-01, 10:43

Definitely losing 1c and 2d.... so need to hold trump losers to 2.

Deciding to play East for the sJ ... and possibly a trump coup if East has 4s
to the A J....
( So may need to ruff twice in hand -- to reduce trumps -- and have final lead from board ).

Well, I end up in hand on the 11th trick instead of dummy... sigh... down 1.
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Bradley's line looks good so far.
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Posted 2010-October-01, 13:28

Isn't it normal to start with 3 ♥ and pitch a ♦? Trading a possible ♠ loser (or tap-threaten) for a sure ♦ loser.

After that, doesn't exiting trumps (hoping for 2-2 at that point or stiff A or K) make the hand pretty simple?
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Posted 2010-October-01, 13:38

Oops, nvm, optical illusion, my bad.
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Posted 2010-October-01, 14:33

All roads lead to down one.

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Posted 2010-October-01, 16:14

A hand that qualifies for the category for a change.
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