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Choice of lines Spring Fours Round 1

#1 User is offline   paulg 

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Posted 2009-May-07, 03:36

Scoring: IMP

North South
        1♥
2♦     2♠
2NT    3♥
4♥     All pass

Lead: ♣4


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Posted 2009-May-07, 04:36

unsuccessfully of course.

First line: club club club ruff, spade discard, queen of heart. Needs clubs 5-3 with the sohrtness left or the nine of heart left and hearts 3-2 or singelton 9.

Second line: AS above but ruff with the queen and play a heart to the jack. Needs the 9 of hearts singelton or doubelton.

Third line: As B but finesse in hearts.

Fourth line: win the king of clubs and play a heart. Discard the club later on diamond and hope to play the spades for one loser. This catters for most heart layouts, but will fail when spades misbehave.

I choose number 4.
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Posted 2009-May-07, 04:49

I go with the above first line. I also win if ♠Q is second, in case hearts do not behave or there is a promotion.

View Postwyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


View Postrbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:

Besides playing for fun, most people also like to play bridge to win


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Posted 2009-May-07, 05:03

I would try to ruff as many diamonds as possible in hand.
Something like:
1. ♣K
2,3. ♠A, ♠K
4. ♣A
5. ♦A pitching a spade
6. ♦ ruff low
7. ♣ ruff low
8. ♦ ruff low.

If that has all gone according to plan, exit with a spade. Now the opponents need to win a top trump in East, and lead a card (diamond?) through South's JT8 to have a chance, then ruffing low works when the ♥9 is onside, or West has to follow suit.
That's impossible. No one can give more than one hundred percent. By definition that is the most anyone can give.
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Posted 2009-May-08, 02:54

Scoring: IMP

North South
        1♥
2♦     2♠
2NT    3♥
4♥     All pass

Lead: ♣4


I have no idea what the best line is, but I know what worked at the table.

Playing to ruff clubs will fail if you cash the ♦A early as West has an easy exit after the trump promotion.

Playing to lose a single spade is the easiest winning line.
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