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this hand popped up in a pairs game and the contract reached was a reasonable 6H. The problem in the play came when the opening lead was a trump.
The bidding went this way.
1D 1H
2D 2S
3C 3H
4H 4N
5D 6H
What do we think the best line is?
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Posted 2010-June-05, 05:53
this hand popped up in a pairs game and the contract reached was a reasonable 6H. The problem in the play came when the opening lead was a trump.
The bidding went this way.
1D 1H
2D 2S
3C 3H
4H 4N
5D 6H
What do we think the best line is?
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Posted 2010-June-05, 06:55
How about winning in hand, diamond to the Ace and diamond ruff, spade Ace and spade ruff with the Ace, diamond ruff (with the 8 or an honour, depending on the 10 being out already or not) and trumps -1. If no spade honour has come out or KQ of diamonds didn't appear I'll try to guess which spade honour is left alone.
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 2010-June-05, 07:17
mcphee, on Jun 5 2010, 06:53 AM, said:
this hand popped up in a pairs game and the contract reached was a reasonable 6H. The problem in the play came when the opening lead was a trump.
The bidding went this way.
1D 1H
2D 2S
3C 3H
4H 4N
5D 6H
What do we think the best line is?
Seems to me that
t1) win ♥ in hand
t2)♦ to A
t3)ruff a ♦
t4)♥ to A
t5)lead ♦ pitch if that makes sense otherwise ruff and try for 33 split
rates to be higher odds than
t1) win ♥ in dummy lead a ♠ to Q
t2) ruff a ♠
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Posted 2010-June-05, 10:01
What about ♦A, ♦ ruff, ♠A, run ♠Q ? That works immediately if ♠K is on the left.
If RHO wins and returns a trump, we play for diamonds 3-3
If instead he returns a club, we can choose whether to play for
(a) diamonds 3-3 + trumps 2-2, or
(b) ♠J on the left (and presumaby also either trumps 3=1 or diamonds 3-3, to account for RHO's defence).
I haven't done any detailed calcuations, but I think that's a bit better than Hanoi5's line.
If RHO wins and returns a trump, we play for diamonds 3-3
If instead he returns a club, we can choose whether to play for
(a) diamonds 3-3 + trumps 2-2, or
(b) ♠J on the left (and presumaby also either trumps 3=1 or diamonds 3-3, to account for RHO's defence).
I haven't done any detailed calcuations, but I think that's a bit better than Hanoi5's line.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2010-June-06, 05:40
It happens the D are 3-3, not a high percentage. The line of the D ruffing finesse fails if the opps return a C as the trumps happen to be 3-1. It seems best to win H in hand and play AQ S intending to run the Q if not covered. This line is in fact the winning line. I realized I should have gone done against a more skilled defender playing on D as I did.
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