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EW play 4-card majors. With a 4-card major and a 4-card minor they always open the major.
West leads ♦2 (4th), you play low from dummy, and RHO plays the jack.
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Posted 2012-November-09, 16:43
EW play 4-card majors. With a 4-card major and a 4-card minor they always open the major.
West leads ♦2 (4th), you play low from dummy, and RHO plays the jack.
... 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 2012-November-09, 17:07
There are some entry problems, my best guess is to win ♦Q and play for all aces to be in LHO's hand. Aim for 4♠, 2♥, 2♦ and 1♣
Start with a heart, if LHO is 4342, 5242 or 4243 he will duck this, locked on dummy play ♣K, if LHO wins and clears diamonds its easy, get to hand with spades and play another heart, defence only has 2♦ 1♥ 1♣ to cash.
If LHO rejects to win ♣A come back to hand with spades, and cash 3 spades discarding a club from dummy.
If LHO has only 4 spades cash 4th spade pitching another club before playing a heart up. LHO will eventually have to play a diamond himself.
If LHO has 5 spades he is 5242, duck a club while we have a spade to stop the suit.
Start with a heart, if LHO is 4342, 5242 or 4243 he will duck this, locked on dummy play ♣K, if LHO wins and clears diamonds its easy, get to hand with spades and play another heart, defence only has 2♦ 1♥ 1♣ to cash.
If LHO rejects to win ♣A come back to hand with spades, and cash 3 spades discarding a club from dummy.
If LHO has only 4 spades cash 4th spade pitching another club before playing a heart up. LHO will eventually have to play a diamond himself.
If LHO has 5 spades he is 5242, duck a club while we have a spade to stop the suit.
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Posted 2012-November-09, 22:35
I can't improve on fluffy's line.
Edit: On second thought, I'll try small club after winning DQ in case LHO has singleton ace or AJ of clubs.
Edit: On second thought, I'll try small club after winning DQ in case LHO has singleton ace or AJ of clubs.
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Posted 2012-November-10, 02:43
Thanks Fluffy. I had a feeling I'd misplayed it.
... 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 2012-November-10, 03:55
y66, on 2012-November-09, 22:35, said:
I can't improve on fluffy's line.
Edit: On second thought, I'll try small club after winning DQ in case LHO has singleton ace or AJ of clubs.
Edit: On second thought, I'll try small club after winning DQ in case LHO has singleton ace or AJ of clubs.
you win ♣K and will probably go down when LHO is 4243 with ♣AJx
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Posted 2012-November-10, 13:15
Are opps playing weak or strong no trump ?
If opps are playing weak, then you know W is 5x4x or 6x4x, and playing on clubs is not silly, but playing on hearts looks better, it's difficult to see a holding where it goes wrong.
If opps are playing weak, then you know W is 5x4x or 6x4x, and playing on clubs is not silly, but playing on hearts looks better, it's difficult to see a holding where it goes wrong.
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Posted 2012-November-10, 14:49
Great line fluffy wd, hope I would find that irl 
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Posted 2012-November-10, 16:38
JLOGIC, on 2012-November-10, 14:49, said:
Great line fluffy wd, hope I would find that irl
Tom Townsend did. I rather feebly ended up taking a finesse against ♣J, but got away with it.
Cyberyeti said:
Are opps playing weak or strong no trump ?
Strong. In the top division of the English premier league, I think there is only one pair playing a 12-14 notrump, and one playing 10-12 at favourable. How times have changed.
... 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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