[kgr]

Vugraph can be interesting.
xx vs AQ9xx the best play is small to the 9. Never thought about that before.
tx Roland!

[cnszsun]

You can catch one more chance JTx on side by playing 9 first than Q first. It's indeed tricky.

[P_Marlowe]

More general:
For a card combination, if only one card is
missing to a classical double finesse position
such as AQT or KJ9, treat the combination
similar, if you want to play the suit for the
max. number of possible tricks.

i.e. having KJ8 oppossite xx, small to the 8
is still the best way to get the max. number
of tricks.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[kgr]

P_Marlowe, on Jun 18 2006, 04:04 PM, said:

having KJ8 oppossite xx, small to the 8
is still the best way to get the max. number
of tricks.

Agree having KJ8x vs xxx
but with KJ8 vs xx:
You play to the 8 and loose most of the time from 9 or T. That will leave you with a guess on KJ vs x.
Looks better to play small to the J the first time?

[Walddk]

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This was the diamond layout. Peter Fredin from Sweden played the 6 to the 9 when Chagas followed small. The rest was easy, and Henner gained 12 IMPs (10 tricks in 3NT vs. 3♦ -1 in the closed room).

Indeed a classic play among experts, but you still need to do it at the table. Let's assume that dummy has no outside entry, then South can prevent declarer from getting 4 tricks by ducking. However, Villas Boas knew that ♠K was an entry, so it wouldn't have helped.

Declarer just cashes the ace and clears the suit.

Roland

[cherdano]

Walddk, on Jun 19 2006, 09:54 AM, said:

J103 76 AQ952 K84

This was the diamond layout. Peter Fredin from Sweden played the 6 to the 9 when Chagas followed small. The rest was easy, and Henner gained 12 IMPs (10 tricks in 3NT vs. 3♦ -1 in the closed room).

Indeed a classic play among experts, but you still need to do it at the table. Let's assume that dummy has no outside entry, then South can prevent declarer from getting 4 tricks by ducking. However, Villas Boas knew that ♠K was an entry, so it wouldn't have helped.

Declarer just cashes the ace and clears the suit.

Roland

Um, do you really think an expert might miss this at the table?

EDIT: I thought W was dummy, not East.

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