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Posted 2013-November-03, 00:56
Bad play -6imps, other table 3♠+1
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly." MikeH
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Posted 2013-November-03, 11:02
On this hand, the diamonds broke 1-6. When it comes time to guess other suits, you have to play East (with the stiff diamond) as having the longer holding. Freak shapes like 5-5 or more are relatively rare -- usually once someone shows up with a singleton he won't have another singleton or doubleton.
Here, after ruffing the third diamond high, you played for spades 2-2 (giving East both a singleton and a doubleton). That didn't work out. Then you played for him to have ♣Kx, for which he would have to be 3=7=1=2. The actual distribution is just much more likely than this.
Here, after ruffing the third diamond high, you played for spades 2-2 (giving East both a singleton and a doubleton). That didn't work out. Then you played for him to have ♣Kx, for which he would have to be 3=7=1=2. The actual distribution is just much more likely than this.
Adam W. Meyerson
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Posted 2013-November-03, 13:24
On the third diamond, you should discard your losing heart. It's a trick you are going to lose anyway, so there is no reason to risk losing a trump trick (either by getting overruffed, or by ruffing high and later losing a trick to the ♠J).
The easiest way to count losers is to line up the people who talk about loser count, and count them. -Kieran Dyke
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