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Play in 6♠.
1. Opening lead - ♦4
2. Opening lead - ♥6
Trumps are 2-1
Extra Credit: Is the hand cold?
More Extra Credit: How does replacing the ♣7 with the 4 change things?
This post has been edited by pclayton: 2008-May-23, 11:24
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Posted 2008-May-22, 22:40
Play in 6♠.
1. Opening lead - ♦4
2. Opening lead - ♥6
Trumps are 2-1
Extra Credit: Is the hand cold?
More Extra Credit: How does replacing the ♣7 with the 4 change things?
"Phil" on BBO
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Posted 2008-May-23, 00:54
1, against the 4♦ lead I win the Q♦ and A♦ and ruff diamond with 8, ruff ♥ high, ♠ to the Q, ruff ♥ high, ♠ to the J, A♥ (pitch ♣). Now I'm left with 62 - - T87 opposite 9 - - AQ65 and am leading a club and covering/ducking whatever east plays. Now west is forced to give me a club lead which sets up 2 tricks or a ruff/slough or decline the first round which also gives me 2 tricks. So this line is cold assuming no one ruffs in early. Seems very unlikely to get an early heart ruff (8-2!) so I need to dodge the 6-2 diamond break unless west has the 2 or east has the 2 but no T♠. All in all seems like a good line.
2, against 6♥ I try the Q♥ (pitching a ♣ if works) and ruff if not. Now if I ruffed I cross in spades and ruff a heart cross in spades and cash A♥ pitching club. Now I again play on the clubs and west will be forced to concede the diamond finesse, the club finesse, or the ruff/slough. If he returns ♦ I get 2 more diamonds and cross by ruff and then play on clubs again hoping W didn't have KJ.
Neither line seems cold to me, but both seem pretty good.
2, against 6♥ I try the Q♥ (pitching a ♣ if works) and ruff if not. Now if I ruffed I cross in spades and ruff a heart cross in spades and cash A♥ pitching club. Now I again play on the clubs and west will be forced to concede the diamond finesse, the club finesse, or the ruff/slough. If he returns ♦ I get 2 more diamonds and cross by ruff and then play on clubs again hoping W didn't have KJ.
Neither line seems cold to me, but both seem pretty good.
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Posted 2008-May-23, 06:02
I don't get why Mbodell is playing with fire on the first one. Win the diamond, spade to Queen, ruff a heart with the spade Ace, spade to Jack, Ace of hearts, ruff a heart, diamond Ace, ruff a diamond leaves you in the same end position without any overruff problems.
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Posted 2008-May-23, 12:47
kenrexford, on May 23 2008, 04:02 AM, said:
I don't get why Mbodell is playing with fire on the first one. Win the diamond, spade to Queen, ruff a heart with the spade Ace, spade to Jack, Ace of hearts, ruff a heart, diamond Ace, ruff a diamond leaves you in the same end position without any overruff problems.
Because I was too tired to see that you could end up on the board if you pull trump first.
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