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A♥, small, small small
x♣, 8, Ace, 2
3♦
Plan the play.
Bidding, south dealer, both vul:
1♦-(1♠)-p-(2♠)
3♦-(4♠)-5♦-(x)-all pass
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Posted 2010-December-08, 12:50
A♥, small, small small
x♣, 8, Ace, 2
3♦
Plan the play.
Bidding, south dealer, both vul:
1♦-(1♠)-p-(2♠)
3♦-(4♠)-5♦-(x)-all pass
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Posted 2010-December-09, 06:04
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"One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision"
-- Bertrand Russell
-- Bertrand Russell
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Posted 2010-December-09, 06:26
mgoetze, on 2010-December-09, 06:04, said:
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That line results in a kind of obvious -1
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Posted 2010-December-09, 07:46
Seems straight foward, so I am probably missing something.
West, who overcalled, will not have KQ or QJ of clubs for the small club lead, will not have KQ or QJ of spades for the non-spade shift, and obviously did not have the club ACE. So he will have the heart AK for his bid.
We are going to play him for no more than 3 hearts, and no more than one diamond.
Play a low diamond at trick 3. If West shows out or plays the last small diamond, win the SEVEN. If he plays the diamond nine, win the King.
Option one, West followed to the diamond.
Ruff a heart. Did the King fall. If yes, Cross to dummies high trump (pulling trumps) throw two spades away on QJ, and eventually ruff your 3rd small spade.
If the King did not fall, cash spade Ace, ruff a spade, ruff a heart. Here the heart king has to fall (to make). Ruff another spade, cash the heart Queen discarding last small spade. Come to hand and pull the outstanding trump.
Option two. West did not follow to the diamond.
Win the diamond 7, ruff a heart. Did the king fall? If so, spade ACE, ruff a spade, cash two hearts, claim,
If the king did not fall. Cash spade ace, ruff a spade, ruff another heart (here again teh king has to fall to make). Ruff a spade, cash heart queen, ruff a club, pull trumps, claim.
West, who overcalled, will not have KQ or QJ of clubs for the small club lead, will not have KQ or QJ of spades for the non-spade shift, and obviously did not have the club ACE. So he will have the heart AK for his bid.
We are going to play him for no more than 3 hearts, and no more than one diamond.
Play a low diamond at trick 3. If West shows out or plays the last small diamond, win the SEVEN. If he plays the diamond nine, win the King.
Option one, West followed to the diamond.
Ruff a heart. Did the King fall. If yes, Cross to dummies high trump (pulling trumps) throw two spades away on QJ, and eventually ruff your 3rd small spade.
If the King did not fall, cash spade Ace, ruff a spade, ruff a heart. Here the heart king has to fall (to make). Ruff another spade, cash the heart Queen discarding last small spade. Come to hand and pull the outstanding trump.
Option two. West did not follow to the diamond.
Win the diamond 7, ruff a heart. Did the king fall? If so, spade ACE, ruff a spade, cash two hearts, claim,
If the king did not fall. Cash spade ace, ruff a spade, ruff another heart (here again teh king has to fall to make). Ruff a spade, cash heart queen, ruff a club, pull trumps, claim.
--Ben--
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Posted 2010-December-23, 08:30
mgoetze, on 2010-December-09, 06:04, said:
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Seven diamonds in your hand. Spade ace and two spade ruffs on dummy.
This adds up to 10 tricks. Where is your 11th trick?
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Posted 2010-December-23, 08:37
dcohio, on 2010-December-08, 12:50, said:
A♥, small, small small
x♣, 8, Ace, 2
3♦
Plan the play.
Bidding, south dealer, both vul:
1♦-(1♠)-p-(2♠)
3♦-(4♠)-5♦-(x)-all pass
The most you can make with spade ruffs is 10 tricks so the 11th trick has to come from hearts.
Presumably, LHO has the heart king so I would play LHO to have started with a stiff or void in diamonds and H AKx or less.
Win the diamond on dummy. Ruff a heart to hand. Ruff a spade to dummy. Ruff a heart to hand dropping the heart king. Ruff a spade on dummy.
Cash the good heart. Claim.
Eric Leong
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