Help
♠Q9x
♥JT9xx
♦Kxx
♣JT
♠AKJTxx
♥AQ
♦xx
♣9xx
You receive a spade lead after an opponent-quiet auction to 4♠. It's teams and you know they're not reaching even 3 at the other table.
Page 1 of 1
How do I play this? Just another game contract...
#1
- Group: Advanced Members
- Posts: 4,083
- Joined: 2006-August-31
- Gender:Male
- Location:Santiago, Chile
- Interests:Bridge, Video Games, Languages, Travelling.
Posted 2009-December-01, 02:47
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
My YouTube Channel
#2
- Group: Advanced Members
- Posts: 4,485
- Joined: 2009-July-14
- Gender:Male
- Location:London
Posted 2009-December-01, 03:11
It would be useful to know the size of the spade Xs to determine whether or not we might have three entries to dummy.
Gordon Rainsford
London UK
London UK
#3
- Group: Full Members
- Posts: 431
- Joined: 2008-November-02
Posted 2009-December-01, 16:09
I think crtitical LHO hand is
♠xxx(x)
♥xx
♣something
♦A(x)+
You can't directly establish ♥ as you don't have enough entries.
Suppose it goes: ♠9, ♥ finesse, ♥A, ♠Q , ♥J covered and ruffed high.
You can't play ♣ as ♠ return kills you. (unless AKQ with RHO)
You can't play ♦, as after ♦A, and ♦ return you, need to ruff one more ♥. Then ♣, ♠ kills you.
If LHO has 2/3 A/K/Q, then you can't do anything. Anytime you play ♣, he returns ♠. Anytime you play ♦ he returns ♦.
But, if LHO has only one honor, you can get this home via trying to establish ♣ ruff. Play ♣ at trick 4. LHO will win and return ♠(best). Win in hand and play one more ♣. RHO will win, and if they now force your last ♠(not allowing to ruff ♣) with ♦ switch to A, ♠. You can establish your ♥.
You need ♥ no worse than xx-Kxxx, and no more than one ♣ honor with LHO
♠xxx(x)
♥xx
♣something
♦A(x)+
You can't directly establish ♥ as you don't have enough entries.
Suppose it goes: ♠9, ♥ finesse, ♥A, ♠Q , ♥J covered and ruffed high.
You can't play ♣ as ♠ return kills you. (unless AKQ with RHO)
You can't play ♦, as after ♦A, and ♦ return you, need to ruff one more ♥. Then ♣, ♠ kills you.
If LHO has 2/3 A/K/Q, then you can't do anything. Anytime you play ♣, he returns ♠. Anytime you play ♦ he returns ♦.
But, if LHO has only one honor, you can get this home via trying to establish ♣ ruff. Play ♣ at trick 4. LHO will win and return ♠(best). Win in hand and play one more ♣. RHO will win, and if they now force your last ♠(not allowing to ruff ♣) with ♦ switch to A, ♠. You can establish your ♥.
You need ♥ no worse than xx-Kxxx, and no more than one ♣ honor with LHO
Seeking input from anyone who doesn't frequently "wtp", "Lol" or post to merely "Agree with ..." --sathyab
#4
- Group: Advanced Members
- Posts: 1,025
- Joined: 2003-March-26
- Gender:Male
- Location:Ottawa, ON
Posted 2009-December-01, 16:57
What Gordon said.
I take the line that wclass rejected. Maybe ♥ are kx onside and nothing else works. If not, maybe ♠ are 2-2 and the ♦A is onside.
Edit: nvm, I like wclass's line better now. I read it too quickly. (He still takes the early ♥ finesse.)
I take the line that wclass rejected. Maybe ♥ are kx onside and nothing else works. If not, maybe ♠ are 2-2 and the ♦A is onside.
Edit: nvm, I like wclass's line better now. I read it too quickly. (He still takes the early ♥ finesse.)
"Maybe we should all get together and buy Kaitlyn a box set of "All in the Family" for Chanukah. Archie didn't think he was a racist, the problem was with all the chinks, dagos, niggers, kikes, etc. ruining the country." ~ barmar
Page 1 of 1