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Better skip the bidding, N-S reach 5 Spads in an uncontested auction.
After Club Ace lead, West shits to a Trumo, East playing the Ten.
Best line to make ?
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Best line to make this silly contract ?
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Posted 2005-April-28, 05:42
Better skip the bidding, N-S reach 5 Spads in an uncontested auction.
After Club Ace lead, West shits to a Trumo, East playing the Ten.
Best line to make ?
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Posted 2005-April-28, 06:52
Seems that LHO holds 3 Trumps.
I'd play it save ( so i won't loose more than one):
ruff a ♣, play a small ♦and draw AK, ruff a small ♦ at the table, draw a round of trump and exit in ♥.
I make it if ♦ are 3-3 or the Q is double.
I'd play it save ( so i won't loose more than one):
ruff a ♣, play a small ♦and draw AK, ruff a small ♦ at the table, draw a round of trump and exit in ♥.
I make it if ♦ are 3-3 or the Q is double.
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Posted 2005-April-28, 08:05
hotShot, on Apr 28 2005, 12:52 PM, said:
Seems that LHO holds 3 Trumps.
I'd play it save ( so i won't loose more than one):
ruff a ♣, play a small ♦and draw AK, ruff a small ♦ at the table, draw a round of trump and exit in ♥.
I make it if ♦ are 3-3 or the Q is double.
I'd play it save ( so i won't loose more than one):
ruff a ♣, play a small ♦and draw AK, ruff a small ♦ at the table, draw a round of trump and exit in ♥.
I make it if ♦ are 3-3 or the Q is double.
Is this line superior to AK of diamond and ruffing a diamond high, whcih would cater for diamonds 4-2 and trumps 3-1 ?
Consider it's Matchpoints.
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Posted 2005-April-28, 10:54
Jlall, on Apr 28 2005, 09:24 AM, said:
win and lead a heart up. Combine alot of chances.
yep.
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Posted 2005-April-28, 11:02
Jlall, on Apr 28 2005, 02:24 PM, said:
win and lead a heart up. Combine alot of chances.
Ok, Heart loses and they return a trump.
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Posted 2005-April-28, 12:13
Chamaco, on Apr 28 2005, 02:05 PM, said:
hotShot, on Apr 28 2005, 12:52 PM, said:
Seems that LHO holds 3 Trumps.
I'd play it save ( so i won't loose more than one):
ruff a ♣, play a small ♦and draw AK, ruff a small ♦ at the table, draw a round of trump and exit in ♥.
I make it if ♦ are 3-3 or the Q is double.
I'd play it save ( so i won't loose more than one):
ruff a ♣, play a small ♦and draw AK, ruff a small ♦ at the table, draw a round of trump and exit in ♥.
I make it if ♦ are 3-3 or the Q is double.
Is this line superior to AK of diamond and ruffing a diamond high, whcih would cater for diamonds 4-2 and trumps 3-1 ?
Consider it's Matchpoints.
I meant play: a small ♦ take it with A and continue with the K.
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Posted 2005-April-28, 13:20
win the trump in dummy...if they're 2-2 then:
ruff heart, DDDruff (claim if queen has dropped). If not then
ruff heart claim if hearts are 3-3.
If not then i go down.
if trumps are 3-1... play diamond diamond diamond ruff, heart ruff in hand, club ruff in dummy, heart ruff in hand. This needs DQ to drop in 3 rounds. If not i go down.
ruff heart, DDDruff (claim if queen has dropped). If not then
ruff heart claim if hearts are 3-3.
If not then i go down.
if trumps are 3-1... play diamond diamond diamond ruff, heart ruff in hand, club ruff in dummy, heart ruff in hand. This needs DQ to drop in 3 rounds. If not i go down.
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Posted 2005-April-29, 02:01
Jlall, on Apr 28 2005, 07:20 PM, said:
win the trump in dummy...if they're 2-2 then:
ruff heart, DDDruff (claim if queen has dropped). If not then
ruff heart claim if hearts are 3-3.
If not then i go down.
if trumps are 3-1... play diamond diamond diamond ruff, heart ruff in hand, club ruff in dummy, heart ruff in hand. This needs DQ to drop in 3 rounds. If not i go down.
ruff heart, DDDruff (claim if queen has dropped). If not then
ruff heart claim if hearts are 3-3.
If not then i go down.
if trumps are 3-1... play diamond diamond diamond ruff, heart ruff in hand, club ruff in dummy, heart ruff in hand. This needs DQ to drop in 3 rounds. If not i go down.
Justin,
in the actual hand, I did not play hearts right away but I decided to play immediately on diamonds to be able to ruff twice (ruffing high a 3rd diamond and ruffing the club loser).
I thought this line would cater for diamonds no worse than 4-2 as well as all positions with trumps 3-1.
On the other hand, I was worried that playing on hearts (low to K) would allow opps to reduce my ruffs.
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Obviously, diamonds were split 5-1 with trumps 2-2
, so the second diamond was ruffed and I lost 1C,1Druff and 1H for down 1.... 
Can you comment on my reasoning ?
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Playing 5 spades
Lead: Club Ace