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You arrive in 4♥ as South. The lead is ♦Q. You win the K and play a second ♦. Easts ruffs and plays a second ♥. Play on
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Posted 2006-August-30, 09:34
You arrive in 4♥ as South. The lead is ♦Q. You win the K and play a second ♦. Easts ruffs and plays a second ♥. Play on
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Posted 2006-August-31, 06:02
To give a clue, the contract is cold without defensive error on the actual lie. The lie, is I think (but no gauarantees) the most likely and simplest one to allow you to make the contract.
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Posted 2006-August-31, 08:18
I don't really see it, but at table I'd try this:
Take ♥Q
Ruff club with ace
Heart to dummy
Ruff club with king
Diamond up
and take it from there.
Take ♥Q
Ruff club with ace
Heart to dummy
Ruff club with king
Diamond up
and take it from there.
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Posted 2006-September-01, 02:34
I'd take the queen and play another diamond... I haven't worked this out, but it seems like I need the king of spades third and the trumps no worse than 4-2.
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Posted 2006-September-03, 02:27
Lowerline has got part of the way. You do need I think Kxx ♠ or better and trumps 4-2. To make 10 tricks you need to score 6 trumps, 2 ♠ and 2 ♦.
From an entry consideration it is convenient to make the unnatural play of winning the ♥ switch in hand, crashing two honors in the process. The hand with Kxx ♠ must have no more than 1 ♥ left after the trump switch if we follow this line since we will only be able to draw one more round. If RHO has Kxx ♠ it follows he must have a 3316 shape. This is possible but there is a good chance he would have bid ♣s since he would be known to hold Kxx ♠ and at least KQJTxx♣ and possibly as much as AKQJxx♣. (winning the heart switch in dummy I think plays RHO for 3316).
If we give LHO Kxx ♠ this would mean LHO must be Kxx xx QJTx ???? and RHO Jxxxx xxxx x ???. So try win ♥A. ♠ ruff, ♣ ruff, ♠ ruff and now a ♦. If RHO ruffs, it's easy trumps are now 1-1 so ruff a ♣ return say, draw the remaining trumps and cash the three side suit winners. If RHO discards a cute ending develops we win the diamond ace, cash the ♥K, and cash two ♠. We are left with a losing heart, however, we can exit with with the fourth ♦ and when LHO wins he must exit with a club allowing us to score our small trump!
This hand is board 102 of the US trials final and LHO did actually hold Kxx xx QJTx KTxx !
From an entry consideration it is convenient to make the unnatural play of winning the ♥ switch in hand, crashing two honors in the process. The hand with Kxx ♠ must have no more than 1 ♥ left after the trump switch if we follow this line since we will only be able to draw one more round. If RHO has Kxx ♠ it follows he must have a 3316 shape. This is possible but there is a good chance he would have bid ♣s since he would be known to hold Kxx ♠ and at least KQJTxx♣ and possibly as much as AKQJxx♣. (winning the heart switch in dummy I think plays RHO for 3316).
If we give LHO Kxx ♠ this would mean LHO must be Kxx xx QJTx ???? and RHO Jxxxx xxxx x ???. So try win ♥A. ♠ ruff, ♣ ruff, ♠ ruff and now a ♦. If RHO ruffs, it's easy trumps are now 1-1 so ruff a ♣ return say, draw the remaining trumps and cash the three side suit winners. If RHO discards a cute ending develops we win the diamond ace, cash the ♥K, and cash two ♠. We are left with a losing heart, however, we can exit with with the fourth ♦ and when LHO wins he must exit with a club allowing us to score our small trump!
This hand is board 102 of the US trials final and LHO did actually hold Kxx xx QJTx KTxx !
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