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After 3 passes, you open with an artificial gadget and show your two-suiter with 4 losers. Probably you shouldn't have, with this weak spade suit, but you would end up in 4♠ anyway.
What's your line?
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Posted 2006-March-14, 16:35
After 3 passes, you open with an artificial gadget and show your two-suiter with 4 losers. Probably you shouldn't have, with this weak spade suit, but you would end up in 4♠ anyway.
What's your line?
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The easiest way to count losers is to line up the people who talk about loser count, and count them. -Kieran Dyke
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Posted 2006-March-14, 19:35
I think I'll win the A♥ (good start), play a spade to the Ace, take my club pitch on the K♥ and play a ♦ to the J.
If it loses, I can play a ♦ back to the 10 and a spade toward the Q-10. if it wins, I can cash the A♦ and ruff a ♦.
Many good and many bad things can happen after this start.
Curious to hear how others approach this hand.
If it loses, I can play a ♦ back to the 10 and a spade toward the Q-10. if it wins, I can cash the A♦ and ruff a ♦.
Many good and many bad things can happen after this start.
Curious to hear how others approach this hand.
"Phil" on BBO
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Posted 2006-March-14, 20:09
I think Phil line is a good one. The alternatives: after A♥, A♠, K♥, A & K♦ and diamond for a ruff; or start with A♥, A & K ♦ and diamond for a ruff.
The finesse in diamonds convinces me more, though.
The finesse in diamonds convinces me more, though.
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Posted 2006-March-14, 21:51
Nail on the head by pclayton.
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Posted 2006-March-15, 05:42
pclayton, on Mar 15 2006, 03:35 AM, said:
I think I'll win the A♥ (good start), play a spade to the Ace, take my club pitch on the K♥ and play a ♦ to the J.
If it loses, I can play a ♦ back to the 10 and a spade toward the Q-10. if it wins, I can cash the A♦ and ruff a ♦.
Many good and many bad things can happen after this start.
Curious to hear how others approach this hand.
If it loses, I can play a ♦ back to the 10 and a spade toward the Q-10. if it wins, I can cash the A♦ and ruff a ♦.
Many good and many bad things can happen after this start.
Curious to hear how others approach this hand.
That makes sense, although I am not sure whether you would be happy if the diamond finesse works...
I played diamonds from the top after ♥K, ruffing the 3rd round. This makes if diamonds are 3-3 and spades 3-2. I thought it also had good chances if LHO has two diamonds, but that seems an illusion, as I run out of control if LHO just refuses to ruff in front of dummy.
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The easiest way to count losers is to line up the people who talk about loser count, and count them. -Kieran Dyke
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Posted 2006-March-15, 18:29
If the finesse wins, cash A and ruff a diamond. Now W cannot gain by refusing to ruff in front of dummy.
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