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You are playing duplicate pairs so overtricks count!
Most of the field made 10 can you make 11?
What could the lead mean?
Who do u want to have the A♥?
What tricks must u lose?
Steve
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Posted 2005-April-02, 03:59
You are playing duplicate pairs so overtricks count!
Most of the field made 10 can you make 11?
What could the lead mean?
Who do u want to have the A♥?
What tricks must u lose?
Steve
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Posted 2005-April-02, 13:45
How did South of all people become declarer in 4♥? I will be happy to suggest a line of play if 4♥ is the contract, but I will wait for your confirmation.
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Posted 2005-April-02, 14:43
Sorry 4 Spades of course! Corrected!
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Posted 2005-April-02, 14:44
Walddk, on Apr 2 2005, 02:45 PM, said:
How did South of all people become declarer in 4♥? I will be happy to suggest a line of play if 4♥ is the contract, but I will wait for your confirmation.
Roland
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Weird but not completely improbable:
1NT - 2♦ - 2♥ - 4♥
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Posted 2005-April-03, 03:35
I would play 2 rounds of spades and then the king of hearts. this wins when the stiff diamond has 2 trumps, or if diamonds happen to be 2-2
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Posted 2005-April-03, 06:26
Thanks Justin,
Yes thats the correct line to make 11.
The Diamond lead could be a singleton or doubleton so u need to cash as u say two rounds - if Spades are 4-1 you will lose to the J anyway unless J singleton.
The only additional thing is to win 1 of the two rounds of spades with the Q as you can then ruff a second club if they play two rounds of clubs after taking the A♥.
I was hoping it was a useful hand to demonstrate not to cash out trumps immediately but to think a little first.
I imagine Adv+ players would do this line pretty much automatically.
Ironically I made 12 as they didn't cash A♣ but I'm pretty sure the other declarers cashed 3 rounds of ♠ before playing the K♥ which gives u the two club losers and A♥.
Steve
Yes thats the correct line to make 11.
The Diamond lead could be a singleton or doubleton so u need to cash as u say two rounds - if Spades are 4-1 you will lose to the J anyway unless J singleton.
The only additional thing is to win 1 of the two rounds of spades with the Q as you can then ruff a second club if they play two rounds of clubs after taking the A♥.
I was hoping it was a useful hand to demonstrate not to cash out trumps immediately but to think a little first.
I imagine Adv+ players would do this line pretty much automatically.
Ironically I made 12 as they didn't cash A♣ but I'm pretty sure the other declarers cashed 3 rounds of ♠ before playing the K♥ which gives u the two club losers and A♥.
Steve
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Posted 2005-April-03, 14:32
well played, yes it is a very good instructive hand. Hands where you cash all but 1 trump are not intuitive to most players.
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