[xx1943]

Hi all

West and EAST cards showed:

Scoring: IMP

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West North East South

- Pass 1♣ Pass
1♠ Pass 4♠ Pass
Pass Pass

What is your plan to take 10 tricks or to lose only 3 tricks?


Cheers

Al

[inquiry]

Is there a reason we don't see what was lead to trick one? I mean, My plan is to wn the Spade King with ACE and have south drop the spade JAck...if you will let me.

[bid_em_up]

Well, without knowing what the opening lead is, it would appear that a good general plan would be a dummy reversal of sorts by ruffing 3 diamonds in hand, cashing the spade A, pitch 2 hearts on the clubs, and just lose 2 high spades and a diamond.

[xx1943]

inquiry, on Nov 20 2006, 08:35 PM, said:

Is there a reason we don't see what was lead to trick one? I mean, My plan is to wn the Spade King with ACE and have south drop the spade JAck...if you will let me.

Sorry Ben I forgot to tell, that the lead is ♣9.

Al

[xx1943]

bid_em_up, on Nov 20 2006, 11:03 PM, said:

Well, without knowing what the opening lead is, it would appear that a good general plan would be a dummy reversal of sorts by ruffing 3 diamonds in hand, cashing the spade A, pitch 2 hearts on the clubs, and just lose 2 high spades and a diamond.

West with ♠10952 is declarer. Dummy has the singleton ♦.

[pork rind]

WIN CLUB ACE, LEAD DIAMOND 10.
(PROB THIS IS DUCKED TO LHO, BUT DOESNT MATTER)
IS RHO OPP WINS AND LEADS A HEART LET IT RUN. WIN RETURN IN HAND AND RUFF A DIAMOND. LOW CLUB TO HAND AND LEAD SPADE PLANNING TO FINESSE THE QUEEN(UNLESS SPADES ARE KJ DOUBLETON IN LHO YOU WILL LOSE A SPADE NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO SO IT DOESNT MATTER WHETHER THE FINESSE WINS OR LOSES) WIN RETURN AND CASH THE A OF SPADES. LEAD HIGH CLUBS EITHER PITCHING HEART OR DIAMONDS DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE HEART AT TRICK 3(MAYBE).
LOSE 1S, 1H, AND 1D (OR 2D AND NO HEART).

[temp3600]

I think I have to decide immediately what club holding to play West for.
According to the opponent's carding conventions, can the C9 be something else than singleton or doubleton?

If I believe West is short in clubs, I take the first trick with the CQ in hand and run the ST, relying on the HK onside and the trumps 3-2 with only one loser.
Otherwise, I play a round of diamonds to set-up a flexible cross-ruff position.

[lowerline]

xx1943, on Nov 21 2006, 12:47 AM, said:

inquiry, on Nov 20 2006, 08:35 PM, said:

Is there a reason we don't see what was lead to trick one? I mean, My plan is to wn the Spade King with ACE and have south drop the spade JAck...if you will let me. 

Sorry Ben I forgot to tell, that the lead is ♣9.

Al

♣Q. ♠ to Q.

Suppose it loses:
A. They switch to ♥ (before or after taking their ♦ trick)
Let it run to your Q. If this loses to the K, play ♥ to A when you have regained the lead. Now play the ♠T and make the decision.
B. They continue ♣ or ♦
Play the ♠A and continue ♣, discarding ♥.

If it wins, play the ♠A and continue ♣, discarding ♥

So basically the plan is to loose one ♦ and two ♠ or to loose one ♦, one ♥ and one ♠...

Steven

[Fluffy]

♣A, then ♦ I will play ♣Q and a ♠ to ♠Q next.

[xx1943]

This is the complete deal

Scoring: IMP

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West North East South

- Pass 1♣ Pass
1♠ Pass 4♠ Pass
Pass Pass


After going -1 I had the bad feeling, that my play was suboptimal.
I tried the ♠-finesse to the 2. trick. I hoped West having Kx or Kxx in ♠s.
this chance is about 34%.

I'm wondering if there is a line with greater percentage for success.
My stomach says there must be one.

Deep finesse tells: EW can make 3♠. lol

Cheers

Al