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Posted 2008-December-22, 18:43

Here's a hand I played on BBO recently against good opponents:

Scoring: IMP


The contract is 6♣ by south after a long auction where opponents were silent. The ♥K was lead. What is the best line?

My line at the table is in hidden text; I did make the hand but was not convinced that I took the highest percentage line of play.

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Posted 2008-December-23, 02:14

If you take the north hand as the main hand, you have 2 spade losers.
So you have to develop the diamonds for at least 2 spade discards without giving a diamond away.
For this to work, you need 4 diamond tricks w/o ruffing or giving one to them and trumps 3-2.
The heart ruff is not necessary, I would start with two high clubs both high diamonds and a club to the ace. When one defender has Jxx or Jx , I will make it. Not the best slam ever.
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Posted 2008-December-23, 02:58

how about ruff a ♥, cross to A♦, ruff a ♥, cross to K♦, cross to AK♣, ruff a ♦, pull the last trump with the Q♣?

This line works when clubs are 3-2 and diamonds are no worse than 4-2. You also have some possibilities when diamonds are 3-3 or 4-2 with the jack falling and 4 clubs with RHO, or if LHO has both 4 baby diamonds and 4 clubs
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Posted 2008-December-23, 03:10

CSGibson, on Dec 23 2008, 02:58 AM, said:

how about ruff a ♥, cross to A♦, ruff a ♥, cross to K♦, cross to AK♣, ruff a ♦, pull the last trump with the Q♣?

This line works when clubs are 3-2 and diamonds are no worse than 4-2. You also have some possibilities when diamonds are 3-3 or 4-2 with the jack falling and 4 clubs with RHO, or if LHO has both 4 baby diamonds and 4 clubs

Seems a little better to ruff a heart, club ace-king. If trumps are 3-2, you are cold with diamonds 4-2. If trumps are 4-1, you play diamond to the ace, heart ruff, diamond to the king, pull trump and hope diamonds are running.
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Posted 2008-December-23, 03:19

cherdano, on Dec 23 2008, 02:10 AM, said:

CSGibson, on Dec 23 2008, 02:58 AM, said:

how about ruff a ♥, cross to A♦, ruff a ♥, cross to K♦, cross to AK♣, ruff a ♦, pull the last trump with the Q♣? 

This line works when clubs are 3-2 and diamonds are no worse than 4-2.  You also have some possibilities when diamonds are 3-3 or 4-2 with the jack falling and 4 clubs with RHO, or if LHO has both 4 baby diamonds and 4 clubs

Seems a little better to ruff a heart, club ace-king. If trumps are 3-2, you are cold with diamonds 4-2. If trumps are 4-1, you play diamond to the ace, heart ruff, diamond to the king, pull trump and hope diamonds are running.

yup, that line is better.
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Posted 2008-December-23, 03:39

I would had tried Adam's line, but Arend's line looks better.
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Posted 2008-December-24, 08:15

The contract is 6♣ by south after a long auction where opponents were silent. The ♥K was lead. What is the best line?

My line at the table is in hidden text; I did make the hand but was not convinced that I took the highest percentage line of play.

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I would play

Ace of hearts, heart ruff, AK clubs, AK diamonds, heart ruff, diamond ruff, draw trump, and spade to the ace.

I am not worried that the third heart will be overruffed, since LHO with KQxxxxx would have made some noise over south's 1C.

If I find clubs 4-1 after cashing the AK, I'd draw trump and hope the diamonds are 3-3 or jack falls
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