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♥9 lead, RHO will play the Q, no matter what
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Posted 2009-June-28, 14:46
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2009-June-28, 15:11
club to the King.
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:
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Posted 2009-June-28, 15:22
Without giving it enormous thought, my approach would be to win in hand and lead a small club towards the K.
If it holds, then a club back, ducking.
The permutations become very large, depending on who plays which club and when... in the worst case would be rho winning the 9 and leading a spade. The spade bid and raise seem unusual, given that we have 6 of them including 3 honours... but surely LHO has the K... and probably the J as well... but the K for sure... so if and when RHO leads a spade through, we play low.
If rho instead leads a trump, this may allow us, eventually, to endplay LHO.
If RHO disappoints us by winning the club with the A, we again play low on the spade. We are going to need a LOT of luck after this start.
Sorry if this post isn't much help... this type of hand doesn't lend itself well (for me... it may well for others) to fixing on a clear plan... i think Kantar describes the type of approach I am advocating as a 'scramble'...hopefully instigated by a general concept (the club A on my left) and then hoping to figure things out as more info comes in.
If it holds, then a club back, ducking.
The permutations become very large, depending on who plays which club and when... in the worst case would be rho winning the 9 and leading a spade. The spade bid and raise seem unusual, given that we have 6 of them including 3 honours... but surely LHO has the K... and probably the J as well... but the K for sure... so if and when RHO leads a spade through, we play low.
If rho instead leads a trump, this may allow us, eventually, to endplay LHO.
If RHO disappoints us by winning the club with the A, we again play low on the spade. We are going to need a LOT of luck after this start.
Sorry if this post isn't much help... this type of hand doesn't lend itself well (for me... it may well for others) to fixing on a clear plan... i think Kantar describes the type of approach I am advocating as a 'scramble'...hopefully instigated by a general concept (the club A on my left) and then hoping to figure things out as more info comes in.
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Posted 2009-June-28, 23:35
♦Q, ducking if not covered. I must try to establish a long diamond, which entails losing one anyway, and I want to place the ♦K in order to guess how the clubs lie. If East wins then ♣K and ♥J may be entries for two high ♦ ruffs; finally ruff a black card in dummy, pull trumps with the ♥7 & cash a long diamond.
If the ♦Q is covered prospects are not as good since the ♣K rates not to be an entry to bring in the long ♦. However there are various chances to make black tricks -- running the ♣10, leading towards the ♠10 as no doubt West has ♠KJxx.
Very strange trick 1 though. No one leads the ♥9 from four trumps or even three of them; no one pops up with the ♥Q from 3 cards or even 2. So I have no explanation.
If the ♦Q is covered prospects are not as good since the ♣K rates not to be an entry to bring in the long ♦. However there are various chances to make black tricks -- running the ♣10, leading towards the ♠10 as no doubt West has ♠KJxx.
Very strange trick 1 though. No one leads the ♥9 from four trumps or even three of them; no one pops up with the ♥Q from 3 cards or even 2. So I have no explanation.
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