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you hold Axxx Qxxxx Kx xx. Rho bids 1N, you pass, 2C on your left, 2D on your right, 3D on your left, 3H on your right, 3S on your left, 3N on your right.
It seems RHO only has 3 hearts, and lho has less than 4(probably) so you try a heart. Dummy hits with KQTx AT8 JT9xxx ---. Declarer puts in the 8 and wins the 9 with the king. He now tries A of diamonds, Q of diamonds. You win your K, partner showing 3. What now?
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Posted 2005-September-18, 04:21
♥Q
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Posted 2005-September-18, 04:25
PMetsch, on Sep 18 2005, 05:21 AM, said:
♥Q
Agree, this one is cool.
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Posted 2005-September-18, 04:37
♥Q to pin your partner's Jack?
I can only imagine my pd to have a hand like this to beat the contract:
Jxx J9 xxx Axxxx, unlikely but i will try it. play a small ♥, pd's jack win, cash his ♣Ace, exit with ♦, wait for two ♠ tricks.
I can only imagine my pd to have a hand like this to beat the contract:
Jxx J9 xxx Axxxx, unlikely but i will try it. play a small ♥, pd's jack win, cash his ♣Ace, exit with ♦, wait for two ♠ tricks.
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Posted 2005-September-18, 04:44
cnszsun, on Sep 18 2005, 05:37 AM, said:
♥Q to pin your partner's Jack?
I can only imagine my pd to have a hand like this to beat the contract:
Jxx J9 xxx Axxxx, unlikely but i will try it. play a small ♥, pd's jack win, cash his ♣Ace, exit with ♦, wait for two ♠ tricks.
I can only imagine my pd to have a hand like this to beat the contract:
Jxx J9 xxx Axxxx, unlikely but i will try it. play a small ♥, pd's jack win, cash his ♣Ace, exit with ♦, wait for two ♠ tricks.
Its possible but less likely first because u give maximum to partenr and second because this leaves declarer with KQJ 6 time club, which he might have not open 1nt, and maybe play on club.
Anyway on QH, declarer will assume u have QJ and his right play is to duck and hope hearts are either 4-4 or 5 hearts are with the A of spade.
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Posted 2005-September-18, 05:41
I wouldn't had seen the ♥Q, but now I think if it, it has to be the winner. I would had led a low one.
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Posted 2005-September-18, 08:59
Very nice problem!
Difficult to remember that declarer can't see your hand
Difficult to remember that declarer can't see your hand
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Posted 2005-September-18, 14:03
Yeah at the table I played the HQ and declarer ducked. He had the spade jack and KQJ of clubs so this was the only way to set it. I thought it was cute.
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Posted 2005-September-18, 14:31
Strange play by the declarer, he should have ducked the first heart. And then ♦A, ♦Q? I would have played a spade.
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Posted 2005-September-18, 14:35
yep...as i said this problem comes from real life where declarers sometimes slip. he had to win the first heart on the actual layout, then had to play for the block. if he ducks pard just plays a heart and we can beat them. but then he had to play for hearts to block...too tough.
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Posted 2005-September-18, 18:05
Jlall, on Sep 18 2005, 03:03 PM, said:
Yeah at the table I played the HQ and declarer ducked. He had the spade jack and KQJ of clubs so this was the only way to set it. I thought it was cute.
Great play. I rarely spend time thinking this kind of play at the table unless it's a routine false card situation, of course i'm still trying to be an expert player.
Justin, could you tell us this play (trying to mislead declarer) came to your mind at a flash or you would think about it all the time when you had a tough defense hand?
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Posted 2005-September-18, 18:27
cnszsun, on Sep 18 2005, 07:05 PM, said:
Justin, could you tell us this play (trying to mislead declarer) came to your mind at a flash or you would think about it all the time when you had a tough defense hand?
This particular play I had never seen, but if you think about it RHO probably has 3 hearts for his 3H bid so pard has J9 dub, so if you lead a low heart back your hearts will not get setup. But since declarer doesnt know where the jack is, he will likely duck. It's not a hard play if you think about it, the hard part is thinking about it.
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