Help
South is playing 4♠. Lead small ♥ to the J.
What is the best plan at IMP? at Matchpoints?
How do you rate the plan: Take A♥, enter dummy in ♣. Play small ♠ to Jack. When it holds, opps showing 2 and 4. Now play A♠?
Page 1 of 1
Play 4 spades at IMP's and MP's Suit combo AJ653 - Q98
#1
- Group: Full Members
- Posts: 313
- Joined: 2005-April-03
Posted 2014-September-15, 22:49
What is the best plan at IMP? at Matchpoints?
How do you rate the plan: Take A♥, enter dummy in ♣. Play small ♠ to Jack. When it holds, opps showing 2 and 4. Now play A♠?
#2
- Group: Full Members
- Posts: 354
- Joined: 2012-February-25
- Gender:Male
- Location:Birmingham,UK
Posted 2014-September-16, 10:35
Just play A and another spade asap. You should get a decent score for making at imp or mp.
#3
- Group: Full Members
- Posts: 652
- Joined: 2012-February-23
- Gender:Male
- Location:Shenzhen, China
- Interests:meteorology
Posted 2014-September-16, 18:17
Hard to decide whether to duck the first trick or not, I think the exact number of the lead is needed here.
The potential of a ♥ ruff as well as a ♣ ruff is really annoying.
I'll probably think for a long time before taking the wrong line
The potential of a ♥ ruff as well as a ♣ ruff is really annoying.
I'll probably think for a long time before taking the wrong line
#4
- Group: Advanced Members
- Posts: 14,900
- Joined: 2004-May-11
- Gender:Male
- Location:Portugal
- Interests:Everything!
Posted 2014-September-17, 06:25
It seems to be even odds to play for trumps 10x/Kxx or 10xx/Kx.
Maybe entering dummy with a club and running the ♠Q is better, as it caters for 1 loser in the case of x/KTxx as well (both MP and IMP). Also, it's not 100% sure everybody will be bidding this game, so making 10 tricks rates to be an AVG+ board regardless.
Maybe entering dummy with a club and running the ♠Q is better, as it caters for 1 loser in the case of x/KTxx as well (both MP and IMP). Also, it's not 100% sure everybody will be bidding this game, so making 10 tricks rates to be an AVG+ board regardless.
#5
- Group: Advanced Members
- Posts: 1,553
- Joined: 2009-August-02
- Gender:Male
- Location:London, UK
Posted 2014-September-17, 06:40
whereagles, on 2014-September-17, 06:25, said:
It seems to be even odds to play for trumps 10x/Kxx or 10xx/Kx.
Maybe entering dummy with a club and running the ♠Q is better, as it caters for 1 loser in the case of x/KTxx as well (both MP and IMP).
Maybe entering dummy with a club and running the ♠Q is better, as it caters for 1 loser in the case of x/KTxx as well (both MP and IMP).
The ♠7 is with the defenders. It does not help to enter dummy to run the ♠Q if trumps are 4-1.
#6
- Group: Advanced Members
- Posts: 14,900
- Joined: 2004-May-11
- Gender:Male
- Location:Portugal
- Interests:Everything!
Posted 2014-September-17, 06:55
Ah, you're right. That reminded me of another option, which is to play a spade to the 9, just in case spades are KTxx/x and LHO ducked. I don't find this very likely, but maybe it's the right play at imps.
If the opening lead hints at heart length somewhere, you can play ♠A/Q accordingly. Other than that it seems like a toss at MP.
If the opening lead hints at heart length somewhere, you can play ♠A/Q accordingly. Other than that it seems like a toss at MP.
#7
- VIP Member
-
- Group: Advanced Members
- Posts: 6,971
- Joined: 2009-November-14
- Gender:Male
- Location:Houston, TX
Posted 2014-September-17, 08:54
"Genius has its own limitations, however stupidity has no such boundaries!"
"It's only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve problems without using violence!"
"Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say."
"It's only when a mosquito lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve problems without using violence!"
"Well to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of one's view's and by trying to make it objectified, and by considering each and every one's valid opinion, I honestly believe that I completely forgot what I was going to say."
Page 1 of 1