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What would be the best line to make 6 Hearts after a lead of the club ten from west?
North: Jxxx Kxx Qx AJxx
South: AKQ AJTxx AKx Q9
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Best line to make? contract 6 hearts
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Posted 2012-October-30, 05:46
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Posted 2012-October-30, 05:54
♣A, ♥K and ♥A, (if the ♥Q is out take out the last trump and then), ♠AKQ...
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 2012-October-30, 06:39
If the club ten is a "legal" card, West holds 10, Tx, or KTx. And in the last case, he may had lead a different suit- hard to tell without the bidding. This makes the club finesse way below 50 %. And it gives East 4-6 clubs. So the first approach: one of two finesses- is surely worse then it had been after the lead of a small card.
I would decline the a priori way of finessing and see two lines: Finesse the queen of hearts in West hand or play Hanois way. His way should be much better, so I would choose it at the table too.
BTW: 6 NT looks like the contract to reach with so many HCPs, stoppers and tricks in several suits.
I would decline the a priori way of finessing and see two lines: Finesse the queen of hearts in West hand or play Hanois way. His way should be much better, so I would choose it at the table too.
BTW: 6 NT looks like the contract to reach with so many HCPs, stoppers and tricks in several suits.
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Posted 2012-October-30, 07:03
its all about table feeling, can't tell you.
If playing online against 2 randoms I'd play for the 2 fineses.
If playing online against 2 randoms I'd play for the 2 fineses.
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Posted 2012-October-30, 16:16
Thank you for your replies.
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Posted 2012-October-30, 17:24
Your auction would help, also the relative strengths of the opening leader.
Have we told them where the Ace of clubs is? Is he likely to lead the T from the King, knowing that the Ace is in Norths hand, a finesse we might risk late in the hand but not at trick 1.
If 2 randoms, then A and 2 trumps as Hanoi5 (and others) have said.
Have we told them where the Ace of clubs is? Is he likely to lead the T from the King, knowing that the Ace is in Norths hand, a finesse we might risk late in the hand but not at trick 1.
If 2 randoms, then A and 2 trumps as Hanoi5 (and others) have said.
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Posted 2012-October-30, 17:28
Sorry, the problem was given to me without any other information.
bigbenvic, on 2012-October-30, 17:24, said:
Your auction would help, also the relative strengths of the opening leader.
Have we told them where the Ace of clubs is? Is he likely to lead the T from the King, knowing that the Ace is in Norths hand, a finesse we might risk late in the hand but not at trick 1.
If 2 randoms, then A and 2 trumps as Hanoi5 (and others) have said.
Have we told them where the Ace of clubs is? Is he likely to lead the T from the King, knowing that the Ace is in Norths hand, a finesse we might risk late in the hand but not at trick 1.
If 2 randoms, then A and 2 trumps as Hanoi5 (and others) have said.
Jef Pratt
Surrendering to existential truth is the beginning of enlightenment.
Surrendering to existential truth is the beginning of enlightenment.
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