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The play began with the ace of clubs, all following, then a small club to the Q, K and ruff.
At T3 my Advanced partner led a spade to the ace.
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Posted 2009-November-25, 12:53
The play began with the ace of clubs, all following, then a small club to the Q, K and ruff.
At T3 my Advanced partner led a spade to the ace.
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Posted 2009-November-25, 13:07
Wow. Let's see. Partner might be playing his RHO to have ♠KQJxx ♥98742 ♦-- ♣Kxx. If partner just plays the heart to the King, the hand falls apart.
So, he leads a spade to the Ace and cashes a club, ditching a diamond. A second club is ruffed with the 7 and over-ruffed in hand. A heart to the 10 is followed by another club, ruffed with the 8 and overruffed. A heart to the King then leaves LHO with one heart. Nope -- that doesn't work.
OK. Back up. Spade to the Ace, cash a club, club ruffed and over-ruffed. Heart to 10. Another club ruffed and overruffed. Now Opener's RHO has only two hearts left. So, Opener plays the diamond Ace. If RHO ruffs this, he is done. So, he ducks. Now the diamond Jack is played, ditching a spade when LHO wins this.
LHO cannot now play a top diamond, or Opener ruffs and leads clubs out. So, he tries a spade, ruffed by Declarer. Declarer ruffs a diamond with the 10 and then leads another club. In the end, Declarer wins one spade, one club, six hearts in hand, the diamond Ace, and a ruff on dummy, for 10 tricks.
So, what's the problem? This seems like a very sound line.
So, he leads a spade to the Ace and cashes a club, ditching a diamond. A second club is ruffed with the 7 and over-ruffed in hand. A heart to the 10 is followed by another club, ruffed with the 8 and overruffed. A heart to the King then leaves LHO with one heart. Nope -- that doesn't work.
OK. Back up. Spade to the Ace, cash a club, club ruffed and over-ruffed. Heart to 10. Another club ruffed and overruffed. Now Opener's RHO has only two hearts left. So, Opener plays the diamond Ace. If RHO ruffs this, he is done. So, he ducks. Now the diamond Jack is played, ditching a spade when LHO wins this.
LHO cannot now play a top diamond, or Opener ruffs and leads clubs out. So, he tries a spade, ruffed by Declarer. Declarer ruffs a diamond with the 10 and then leads another club. In the end, Declarer wins one spade, one club, six hearts in hand, the diamond Ace, and a ruff on dummy, for 10 tricks.
So, what's the problem? This seems like a very sound line.
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Posted 2009-November-25, 14:18
kenberg, on Nov 25 2009, 01:53 PM, said:
P P 1♥ X
XX 1♠ 4♥ 4♠
5♥ P P X
All Pass
XX 1♠ 4♥ 4♠
5♥ P P X
All Pass
The play began with the ace of clubs, all following, then a small club to the Q, K and ruff.
At T3 my Advanced partner led a spade to the ace.
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Posted 2009-November-25, 20:33
I hope it was an individual.
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Posted 2009-November-26, 06:23
oh my god, not sure if I should cry or laugh
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Posted 2009-November-26, 06:40
Here is the added punch line. East has KQx in diamonds and the hearts are 3-2. So a spade diamond cross-ruff establishes the diamonds.
My wife doesn't play bridge but she has come to accept that when I am at the computer I will from time to time erupt. In five seconds or so the hand went from "hope this makes", to "now it's on ice", to "what the hell?".
I would not want all of my bridge play put out for the world to see, but this one seemed to be in a class by itself.
My wife doesn't play bridge but she has come to accept that when I am at the computer I will from time to time erupt. In five seconds or so the hand went from "hope this makes", to "now it's on ice", to "what the hell?".
I would not want all of my bridge play put out for the world to see, but this one seemed to be in a class by itself.
Ken
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Posted 2009-November-26, 08:50
...and here I thought I sometimes didn't count enough. 
Still decidedly intermediate - don't take my guesses as authoritative.
"gwnn" said:
rule number 1 in efficient forum reading:
hanp does not always mean literally what he writes.
hanp does not always mean literally what he writes.
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XX 1♠ 4♥ 4♠
5♥ P P X
All Pass