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Ending up in 5♥ and you get the ♦J lead. How do you play?
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Posted 2004-June-15, 05:15
Ending up in 5♥ and you get the ♦J lead. How do you play?
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Posted 2004-June-15, 07:09
Ruff a ♦ in dummy, finesse ♥K, draw trumps, let ♠10 run, but cover in an honor appears. Then play Ace in next round of ♠
You may lose ♥K offside, or even onside, if overruffing ♦, but you should be fine anyway.
Risk: ♦ gets overruffed with 8, K offside.
You may ruff ♦ with 9, ♥ finesse then play ♠ as above, repeat ♥ finesse when in dummy if necessary.
Risk here: when E gets the entry in ♠, plays ♦ ruffed by W with 8. So better don't play ♠ as above, but Ace in 1st round, repeat ♥ finesse, losing 1♠ anyway.
You may lose ♥K offside, or even onside, if overruffing ♦, but you should be fine anyway.
Risk: ♦ gets overruffed with 8, K offside.
You may ruff ♦ with 9, ♥ finesse then play ♠ as above, repeat ♥ finesse when in dummy if necessary.
Risk here: when E gets the entry in ♠, plays ♦ ruffed by W with 8. So better don't play ♠ as above, but Ace in 1st round, repeat ♥ finesse, losing 1♠ anyway.
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Posted 2004-June-15, 07:49
Looks like a tournment hand from yesterday but with South's minors reversed, With the ♦J lead and me looking at AQT, I have to evalutate rather or not I actually think EAST has seven ♦ to the K9 and didn't preempt at favorable vulnerabilty, so hearing the bidding would help.
Most likley, I will refuse to believe EAST has seven such diamonds, so I will win the Diamond QUEEN, and bang the ♥A and play ♥Q. Concept is to lose 1♥ and 1♠. I will retain the ♥9 in dummy in case west has three ♥'s and a doubleton ♦.
Ben
The play to the actual hand (with south's minor's reverese) on a ♦J lead is more interesting. Now the question becomes do you try to use a ♦ ruff to dummy to hook ♥? The answer should be no. Just play a ♠ to the ♠A and lead out the ♥9. If that wins, repeat the finesse, if It loses, play to ruff thrid round of diamonds (your good queen), and lead the ♣J.
Most likley, I will refuse to believe EAST has seven such diamonds, so I will win the Diamond QUEEN, and bang the ♥A and play ♥Q. Concept is to lose 1♥ and 1♠. I will retain the ♥9 in dummy in case west has three ♥'s and a doubleton ♦.
Ben
The play to the actual hand (with south's minor's reverese) on a ♦J lead is more interesting. Now the question becomes do you try to use a ♦ ruff to dummy to hook ♥? The answer should be no. Just play a ♠ to the ♠A and lead out the ♥9. If that wins, repeat the finesse, if It loses, play to ruff thrid round of diamonds (your good queen), and lead the ♣J.
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Posted 2004-June-27, 13:17
Win, play A of ♥ and play High ♦ and ruff ♦ with the 9 of ♥ and play trump back.
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