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Last board of a KO and you are a very fast player so have 20 minutes to play this hand. Take your time.
QJ92 AQ Txx T98x
Ax Jxxxx KQ9x AQ
3N on the 4 of spades lead (4th best). How do you play?
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Tricky 3N
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Posted 2005-November-06, 07:25
♠9, next I will try ♥A+♥Q, didn't take a minute so I guess its wrong.
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Posted 2005-November-06, 10:03
I have 4 tricks in ♣s & ♠s (if the ♣ finesse works) and not more than 4♥ tricks. So I need to establish at least 1 ♦ trick, maybe 2. I can think of two lines:
1: ♠Q, ♦ to the king, ♥A, ♣finesse and a heart.
2: ♠Q, ♦ to the 9, ♥A, ♣finesse and a heart.
Line 1 works if ♥s are 3-3, or ♦J doubleton if I still have ♣ communication. Line 2 works if ♦J is doubleton or third in front or ♦J finesse works and ♥ are 3-3. Maybe line 2 works sometimes even if ♣K finesse is wrong.
So I take line 2.
1: ♠Q, ♦ to the king, ♥A, ♣finesse and a heart.
2: ♠Q, ♦ to the 9, ♥A, ♣finesse and a heart.
Line 1 works if ♥s are 3-3, or ♦J doubleton if I still have ♣ communication. Line 2 works if ♦J is doubleton or third in front or ♦J finesse works and ♥ are 3-3. Maybe line 2 works sometimes even if ♣K finesse is wrong.
So I take line 2.
Peter
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