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Psychology Don't let bad news put you off

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Posted 2006-February-19, 12:14

This was quite a funny hand from our match yesterday. In the other room I played in 3NT which was not much of a challenge. Our opponents got to the fair 6!C contract on this hand (don't bother commenting on the auction, it was our opponents).

West is a professional poker player when he isn't playing bridge.

1♣ P 1[S] P
2NT P 4♣ P
4♥ x 4NT* P
5♥ P 6♣ all pass


Low diamond lead.
You win with the ace, and draw two rounds of trumps on the second of which East discards a discouraging heart.
You cash the other two diamonds discarding a heart from dummy, then exit with a trump hoping that West will open up spades for you or give you the !HQ so you don't need 4 spade tricks. East discards another heart on the last trump. West plays a heart to dummy's Queen, East's King (!) and your Ace.

What do you do in spades?
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Posted 2006-February-19, 12:32

I suppose the double of 4♥ was a try to talk us out of slam. So LHO must have been thinking slam makes, even though the club queen is always a possible, and sometimes a certain trick.

I will play him for ♠Qxx.

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Posted 2006-February-19, 16:30

FrancesHinden, on Feb 19 2006, 06:14 PM, said:

West is a professional poker player when he isn't playing bridge.

Roland Rohowsky? Or Michel Abecassis? B)
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Posted 2006-February-20, 02:46

It's possible to make a living playing poker without being famous.
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