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How do you play ♠ vs star players and why?
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How to play trumps? Deal from stars BBO tourney
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Posted 2004-April-25, 06:40
West North East South
Pass 1♣ Pass 1♦
Pass 1♥ Pass 1♠
Pass 2♠ Pass 3♣
Pass 3♠ Pass 4♠
Pass Pass Pass
H3 HA H2 H5
H6 HT S2 H4
S5 SK S6 S4
CK C7 C9 C4
C6 C8 CA CQ
S3 ?
How do you play ♠ vs star players and why?
Misho
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Posted 2004-April-25, 08:25
hi misho
imo lho played king for K/Q, K/x, or stiff K... restricted choice (for what it's worth) says play low.. the ace only seems to work when lho was K/Q originally
imo lho played king for K/Q, K/x, or stiff K... restricted choice (for what it's worth) says play low.. the ace only seems to work when lho was K/Q originally
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Posted 2004-April-25, 10:42
The % play is to play the Jack of ♠ at trick 2, and west wins. When you get in to play the ♠ Ace.
35.61% Chance of getting 3 tricks, not all that good.
Mike
35.61% Chance of getting 3 tricks, not all that good.
Mike
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Posted 2004-April-25, 11:48
I dont think I would have led a ♥ at trick 2 to ruff. I think I would have led ♠J. Not sure why. Instinctive. Just feels right.
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Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
str-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees."Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
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Posted 2004-April-25, 14:12
I would play the A, the only way this can be wrong is if west got K9 doublton, with Q9x east wouldnt lead trump, and even with Qxx he probebly wont.
I dont think you played well before this trick, i dont see a point in ruffing heart and then playing trump. I would (if i decided to play A of heart on trick one) play spade at trick 2, the heart ruff can wait, and will only cause you a lose of controll over the hand.
I dont think you played well before this trick, i dont see a point in ruffing heart and then playing trump. I would (if i decided to play A of heart on trick one) play spade at trick 2, the heart ruff can wait, and will only cause you a lose of controll over the hand.
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Posted 2004-April-26, 03:01
I did't play hand in example, but kibitz it. Interesting in this board as I already mention is your opps are STARS despite nobody notice it. Ability to play against good players include usage of their play like an edge of billiard table. In this particular example good player didn't play K♥, to make his possible Qxx in trumps for sure -1, so solution is very simple if you don't think they love you and want to make you happy with trump gift 
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Posted 2004-April-26, 06:42
♣K switch?, where is the ♣ signal preference from east? I can´t see it, how did he know it was the good one?
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Posted 2004-May-01, 22:00
mishovnbg, on Apr 26 2004, 04:01 AM, said:
I did't play hand in example, but kibitz it.
Sadly I did play. Sadly East lead a Spade, sadly, I went wrong and played low spade. I did take a long, long time to play low. I did consider the need to play the spade ACE. I finally decided not to because I thought my RHO wanted me to play the ACE, so I decided maybe !HK was onside to six to the king. Why? Because any neutral return, I was going to dummy to hook the spade anyway. Oh well.
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