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How many spades are you bidding? A bidding problem followed by some flashy play from partner.

Poll: 1C - 1S - 1NT - ? (55 member(s) have cast votes)

8632 9762 K8643 - Love all, pairs

  1. Pass (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. 2S (9 votes [16.36%])

    Percentage of vote: 16.36%

  3. 3S (40 votes [72.73%])

    Percentage of vote: 72.73%

  4. 4S (6 votes [10.91%])

    Percentage of vote: 10.91%

  5. 3C (mixed raise) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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Posted 2014-November-05, 06:51

View Postboosterbbh, on 2014-November-05, 04:52, said:

Forgot about west's last club. Contract may be defeated then


Yes, the bot confirms that the contract is down on a diamond lead.
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Posted 2014-November-05, 12:57

View Postboosterbbh, on 2014-November-05, 03:22, said:

With an end play.
After seeing west has all the spades I take the lead with my 9.
Trick 2: leading a club and ruff.
Trick 3: low diamond to ace.
Trick 4: another club.
Trick 5: low diamond and ruff.
Trick 6: another club.
Trick 7: k of diamond dropping the last club.
Round 8 (losing the trick): playing diamond. If west ruffs then I make all 3 last trumps. Therefore he gives the trick to his partner. If he throws the q of heart he drops a winner, and also has to come back with either a trump or a club, both selling a trick. Therefore he discards the club. Of course I drop a low heart.
9: if east leads a heart west wins 2 hearts and sells the trump trick. If east plays a club it is more difficult. South must then ruff high. West can either discard the q heart or a low trump. If he discards the q of heart west may only take another heart and another spade (because of the end play). If he drops a trump then he takes 2 heart tricks and must sell the last 2 trump tricks. Note that if south doesn't ruff high on the club lead of this round the contract is doomed

Boosterbbh's line, in 4 on a low lead, can be defeated: after winning Q, RHO can lead a , allowing LHO to win AQ, with a trump trick to come.

GIB shows that a winning line, on a low lead, is
9, ruff, A, ruff, K chucking , ruff, ruff, duck.


Simplified diagram --

Again only a lead defeats 4 at double-dummy.

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Posted 2014-November-05, 13:13

If West decides to lead a trump he should lead an honour.
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Posted 2014-November-05, 13:22

View PostPhilKing, on 2014-November-05, 13:13, said:

If West decides to lead a trump he should lead an honour.
Yes but declarer can succeed on virtually the same line as above.
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