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In a team event you arrive at 4♥ with these cards. You received a ♦9 lead. How do you play? I'll post the rest of the hands later, for I think the correct play is a toss-up in the end.
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Posted 2009-April-24, 05:35
In a team event you arrive at 4♥ with these cards. You received a ♦9 lead. How do you play? I'll post the rest of the hands later, for I think the correct play is a toss-up in the end.
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-April-24, 13:16
My quick instinct is to win ♦A and play ♣ to the Q planning on winning 5♥, ♣ ruff, 2♦, 1♣, and either the ♠K or ♣Q finesses working. I want to start on the clubs first so I can get the ruff in from the short side. I'm sure there is a better line, but the above was my first thought.
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Posted 2009-April-24, 21:31
Duck the opening lead in dummy and if RHO plays low also let the ♦9 win.
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Posted 2009-April-25, 04:31
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Win ♦A and play ♣ to the Q planning on winning 5♥, ♣ ruff, 2♦, 1♣, and either the ♠K or ♣Q finesses working.
This was the way Berkowitz played it (sort of, he won the ♦K and played to the ♥A in order to finesse clubs). The real question is, why start with clubs and not spades?
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-April-25, 04:38
Hanoi5, on Apr 25 2009, 10:31 AM, said:
why start with clubs and not spades?
to avoid going down 2 when both fineses fail?
.I see your point, we will end up playing spades without pulling trumps because we don't have the entries to dummy. And we won't like those diamonds through.
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