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#1 User is offline   gwnn 

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Posted 2009-February-17, 14:56

Scoring: MP

1♠-2♦
2♠-3♣
3NT-4♣
5♣-6♣


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Posted 2009-February-17, 16:11

♥K and ♦Q. If it wins I will have a decision to make, but normally I just pray to ruff third diamond with ♣9
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Posted 2009-February-17, 16:33

I'm placing ♣K in LHO - why did he not lead trumph? I might lead from Kxx - so I place trumphs Kx - Jxx. I am expecting the diamond finesse to go - if not, I am already down. If RHO has 3 dia's + Jxx of trumph + ♦K - it might just make.

Same : ♥K then ♦Q
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Posted 2009-February-17, 16:33

Win ♥K and play the ♣9, intending to run it. I am playing for the K and J of clubs on my right and the ♦K on my left, or that I can pick up the clubs for no losers and ruff out the diamond suit without an overruff. I will make any time the K and J of clubs are doubleton on my right and diamonds are 3-2, anytime the K and J of clubs are tripleton on my right and RHO fails to cover the 9 and diamonds are 3-2, any time the K and J of clubs are tripleton on my right, the ♦K is on my left and diamonds are 3-2, any time the K and J of clubs are 4 times on my right and RHO fails to cover, the ♦K is on my left and diamonds are 3-2, and any time the K and J of clubs are 3 or 4 times on my right and diamonds are 3-2 with RHO having 3. I also have some chances of picking up 4-1 diamonds for 1 loser when the singleton diamond is either the ♦K or the ♦10.

While I have not calculated which line is better, I suspect this is better than winning the ♥K at trick one and running the ♦Q.
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Posted 2009-February-18, 06:51

Win the HK and lead a ♦ to the jack. If that wins, cash ace of ♣ and ace and another ♦, ruffing...

If the ♦ loses, then I need a miracle but cross to the queen and lead the 9 of ♣ running it..if it goes 9, jack, queen then I can hopefully get back to dummy with a ♦ ruff and hope they can't overuff.
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