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Plan the play in 6 spades
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Posted 2022-December-02, 07:28
You fill in as a substitute at the local club, and play with an expert partner. You've agreed on 2/1 GF and a dozen bells and whistles, but there's always going to be gaps. Let me know your thoughts on the auction. Deal rotated to make South declarer.
West leads the queen of diamonds.
West leads the queen of diamonds.
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Posted 2022-December-02, 08:01
The auction is ok.
I ruff the lead, draw trumps and (assuming there is no trump loser) concede a club. If clubs or trumps are 4-1 I can still hope for a favourable split in hearts.
I ruff the lead, draw trumps and (assuming there is no trump loser) concede a club. If clubs or trumps are 4-1 I can still hope for a favourable split in hearts.
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Posted 2022-December-02, 10:26
DavidKok, on 2022-December-02, 07:28, said:
You fill in as a substitute at the local club, and play with an expert partner. You've agreed on 2/1 GF and a dozen bells and whistles, but there's always going to be gaps. Let me know your thoughts on the auction.
I think the auction is fine providing you had discussed some things like King reply showing number rather than specific suit, which is not what I would assume with an Expert partner (not that it changes anything here).
If Turbo was agreed I would have preferred not to break out to RKCB, even after the convenient XX, but all roads lead to 6♠ in any case.
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Posted 2022-December-02, 13:50
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"definitely that's what I like to play when I'm playing standard - I want to be able to bid diamonds because bidding good suits is important in bridge" - Meckstroth's opinion on weak 2 diamond
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Posted 2022-December-03, 05:04
We had agreed number of kings, not specific kings.
If trumps are 4-1 you are playing for heart Kxx onside, right? While with clubs 4-1 you only need the king of hearts onside with any length.
helene_t, on 2022-December-02, 08:01, said:
The auction is ok.
I ruff the lead, draw trumps and (assuming there is no trump loser) concede a club. If clubs or trumps are 4-1 I can still hope for a favourable split in hearts.
I ruff the lead, draw trumps and (assuming there is no trump loser) concede a club. If clubs or trumps are 4-1 I can still hope for a favourable split in hearts.
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Posted 2022-December-03, 06:42
DavidKok, on 2022-December-03, 05:04, said:
We had agreed number of kings, not specific kings.
If trumps are 4-1 you are playing for heart Kxx onside, right? While with clubs 4-1 you only need the king of hearts onside with any length.
If trumps are 4-1 you are playing for heart Kxx onside, right? While with clubs 4-1 you only need the king of hearts onside with any length.
You also need to hope the defender with four clubs doesn't lead one for his partner to ruff when in with the ducked club.
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Posted 2022-December-03, 07:19
AL78, on 2022-December-03, 06:42, said:
You also need to hope the defender with four clubs doesn't lead one for his partner to ruff when in with the ducked club.
Didn't we already pull trumps?
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Posted 2022-December-03, 12:10
pescetom, on 2022-December-03, 07:19, said:
Didn't we already pull trumps?
Yes, sorry I overlooked that bit of the plan and somehow assumed the duck happened at trick two.
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