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Scoring: IMP
The bidding:
2♥ - pass - 3♥ - 3♠
4♥ - 4♠ - all
2♥ 6-11, 6+, solid preempt
3♥ not invite
The lead is ♥A and ♥x. How would you play this hand?
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#1
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Posted 2007-February-20, 04:10
The bidding:
2♥ - pass - 3♥ - 3♠
4♥ - 4♠ - all
2♥ 6-11, 6+, solid preempt
3♥ not invite
The lead is ♥A and ♥x. How would you play this hand?
#2
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Posted 2007-February-20, 16:44
One line is to hope for 3-3 clubs and 3-2 spades with the ♠K onside. ♥K at trick 2, throwing a diamond, and small spade to the 8. Take the return, ♣AK, club ruff, and spade to the Q. This line is around 12%.
It might be possible to improve this line a little when clubs are 2=4 by swithching to diamonds. Suppose we start with the ♥K, throwing a club, a spade to the Q, and the ♣K. If at this point we think clubs are breaking 2=4, it is possible to make by playing West for exactly two spades and three diamonds to the J (the position of the ♦A doesn't matter). We now play ♦Q and small diamond to the 10. Now the good ♦K in dummy will take care of our club loser.
It might be possible to improve this line a little when clubs are 2=4 by swithching to diamonds. Suppose we start with the ♥K, throwing a club, a spade to the Q, and the ♣K. If at this point we think clubs are breaking 2=4, it is possible to make by playing West for exactly two spades and three diamonds to the J (the position of the ♦A doesn't matter). We now play ♦Q and small diamond to the 10. Now the good ♦K in dummy will take care of our club loser.
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