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I got to 6♣ by:
1♣ 1♦
2♠! 3NT!
5♣ 6♣!
I'll tell you how I made it...in parts, read and answer each of the following lines:
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How would you bid these hands? And an extra play question.
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Posted 2009-March-13, 02:59
I got to 6♣ by:
1♣ 1♦
2♠! 3NT!
5♣ 6♣!
I'll tell you how I made it...in parts, read and answer each of the following lines:
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
rbforster, 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-March-13, 04:16
1♣ - 1♦
2♠ (well, have to find a forcing bid) - 3♦
4♣ - 5♣
5♦ - 5♦
5♥ - 5♠
6♣ - P
2♠ (well, have to find a forcing bid) - 3♦
4♣ - 5♣
5♦ - 5♦
5♥ - 5♠
6♣ - P
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Posted 2009-March-13, 04:21
For the last question: I would finesse. (let's say the cards outside are K, x, and y.) Dropping the K has only one winning case, W holds K and E xy. Finessing wins in two cases, W holds x and E Ky and W holds y and E Kx.
I would finesse, but since you asked this question I must assume that you got lucky. Singleton K in the West hand?
I would finesse, but since you asked this question I must assume that you got lucky. Singleton K in the West hand?
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Posted 2009-March-13, 04:54
There's a 5♦ bid twice in your sequence. And to answer your last question:
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wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
rbforster, 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-March-13, 08:44
It depends on how deep of a thinker you think LHO thinks.
If the person is holding an outside Ace and the Kx of trumps behind the club length, he would probably lead the Ace of a suit. So that is not a holding he would have.
If he wants you to take the finesse, he would not lead the Ace because this way you think he does not have the king, therefore finessing and losing to his stiff king.
However, West didn't underlead the KQ of hearts with another Ace, so why wouldn't RHO put up an honor? He probably does not want you to get to the board to take the finesse. RHO probably has Qxxx of hearts and didn't think his partner would lead away from his king.
With all this information, I would take the finesse, even though I am sure on this hand it is wrong.
Although playing for the finesse is a percentage play, you can always consider body language, table feel about what the correct play is.
If the person is holding an outside Ace and the Kx of trumps behind the club length, he would probably lead the Ace of a suit. So that is not a holding he would have.
If he wants you to take the finesse, he would not lead the Ace because this way you think he does not have the king, therefore finessing and losing to his stiff king.
However, West didn't underlead the KQ of hearts with another Ace, so why wouldn't RHO put up an honor? He probably does not want you to get to the board to take the finesse. RHO probably has Qxxx of hearts and didn't think his partner would lead away from his king.
With all this information, I would take the finesse, even though I am sure on this hand it is wrong.
Although playing for the finesse is a percentage play, you can always consider body language, table feel about what the correct play is.
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