[Trumpace]

Assume the 1) and 2) below are trump suits.
How do you play the below 2 suit combinations for the loss of no tricks?


1)

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2)

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3)

After answering 1 and 2, now consider the following hand.

Scoring: IMP

Contract 5♠. Opponents win the first two heart tricks and lead a third heart. East has shown 4-4 in majors.

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South is in Contract of 5♠. East had shown 4-4 in majors sometime during the bidding.

Opps win the first two heart tricks and lead a third heart.

Plan the play.

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[jocdelevat]

In both cases I will play ace first then small towards kjt.
For contract the fact that east shows 4-4 in majors and my hands are balance I have to take a risk of playing twice towards akjt without taking the ace first( If q spade singleton in west hand will be bad luck.) I see no way of of forcing east to ruff one of minors so I can over ruff (Any cobinations of minors in east hand except to have 2 clubs and 3 diamonds(wich I think is same probability as q s in west hand) will not make east to ruff the minor so I can over ruff then play ace and go to board and lead small.)

[whereagles]

Book bids are: (hidden)

Spoiler

1. Top spade and finesse. Wins on 4-1 shapes Q/xxxx or x/Qxxx.
2. Finesse 1st round. Wins on 4-1 shapes x/Qxxx, which is 80% of the cases where RHO has 4 cards.