Winstonm, on 2016-October-28, 09:03, said:
Unless the doubleton heart is QJ, I don't see how it makes on a 4-2 break - when the heart 10 loses to an honor, opps simply refuse to force again, ruff in whenever they can with their long trump, draw the last trump, then continue on with clubs - so I refuse to ruff the second club and instead pitch a diamond. I win any return in hand and lead low heart to the 10, playing for a 3-3 break or to go down less with a 4-2 break.
If you can not see how making with 4-2
♥ break unless doubleton is QJ
♥, even after people already explained, perhaps this is not the game you should waste your time.
Wasting your time with this game was said as a joke.
I think you missed tha part that those who ducked a heart, cashed K of hearts and A of hearts is still in dummy and defense can not draw trumps after ruffing.
Besides the alternative line you suggest is pathetic. There are much better lines if you are going to play for 3-3
♥. The line you suggest not only require 3-3
♥ but also requires 2-2
♦. Or when you duck 2nd club they play diamond and when you duck a
♥ they take
♦ ruff. When hearts are 3-3, as you want to play for, ruff 2nd club, duck a
♥, win whatever they play and cash AK of
♥. Or if you insist on not ruffing 2nd club, at least play AK of
♥ and a third
♥, instead of playing a
♥ to T.
MrAce asks "I opened 1♦ and I wanted to DBL 3 ♣ but that did not match the GIB system so I bid 3♥ and ended up playing silly contract.
Cross IMPs. Lead small club, E wins with Q and cashes club A. How would you continue?
Assume hearts are no worse than 4-2.
I screwed this one up and played against my better judgement."
Guessing: no real plan...
Riff 2nd ♣. Lead ♦AK and, If ♦ are 3-1, then ♦Q.
- If RHO ruffs and returns a ♣. Ruff and cash ♥K.
- - If RHO follows with a ♥quack, then finesse ♥T.
- If LHO ruffs and returns a ♣. then ruff and cash ♥AK
- If neither opponent ruffs, then attempt to cash some ♠s.