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sometimes it's best not to play 3NT even at MP

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Posted 2009-July-26, 23:32

QJ9753
Q3
AJ973
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AJ5
KT5
K987653

1♠-2♣
2♦-3♣
3♦-3NT

after this questionable auction LHO leads the 6 of spades and I suppose I should hide the following:

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Posted 2009-July-27, 04:05

It's horrible to get to this contract. Vomitive we call it in Spanish.

View Postwyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


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Posted 2009-July-27, 04:35

This is MPs so lets try and hold it to the minimum downs

run ♦9 at trick 2 after winning ♠Q (pitching a club)
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Posted 2009-July-27, 05:06

How do you expect to make this? You have to assume the ♣A is onside, otherwise this gets really ugly. You can make five diamonds, two hearts and a spade, but I'd be worried about holding this to -1.

With the ♠ in dummy, (play the Q, you don't want to take a position early and play the 9 or 7) hook diamonds through East, cash diamonds, hook the heart, exit a heart. This gets you to 8, and maybe East has to give you #9 when he holds: x, KT98, Qxx, AQxxx and forgets to unblock hearts.
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