How to Play the Suit at mps and imps

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#1 jmc

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Posted 2013-May-28, 15:34

You and partner eventually arrive at 4♠. A heart is lead and you win in hand, play a club to the ace, play ace of hearts pitching a diamond, lead a diamond to hand, and ruff a diamond. You ruff a heart back to hand.

What is the best play in spades at mps and at imps?

#2 bgm

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Posted 2013-May-28, 16:17

Ignoring possible trump promotions

When 3-2 break you are losing 2 ♠ tricks by playing ♠ KJT

When 5-0 break or 4-1 break with AQ9x - x, you are losing 3 ♠ tricks to ♠ AQ9

When 4-1 break

with singleton A: play small on first round
with singleton Q: play K on first round
with singleton 9: play K, J, or T on first round

Therefore you should play K on first round.

#3 PhilKing

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Posted 2013-May-28, 16:33

At matchpoints I wouldn't play a trump at all - I cash my diamond.

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Posted 2013-May-28, 16:52

jmc, on 2013-May-28, 15:34, said:

i play 5 of spades then if the ace sitting singel i only lose 2spades

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Posted 2013-May-28, 17:33

PhilKing, on 2013-May-28, 16:33, said:

At matchpoints I wouldn't play a trump at all - I cash my diamond.

Just gives them an extra shot at the trump promotion. Otherwise it doesn't matter which spade I play as long as it isn't lower than the 5.

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#6 gszes

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Posted 2013-May-30, 16:52

bgm, on 2013-May-28, 16:17, said:

since we do not have any bidding that might give us a clue which opp holds the
trump ace the above approach is best under all circumstances

#7 FrancesHinden

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Posted 2013-May-31, 15:24

ggwhiz, on 2013-May-28, 17:33, said:

Just gives them an extra shot at the trump promotion. Otherwise it doesn't matter which spade I play as long as it isn't lower than the 5.

I also cash my diamond. I fail to see how this gives the opponents any extra shot, and it helps us in various layouts.

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Posted 2013-May-31, 16:48

FrancesHinden, on 2013-May-31, 15:24, said:

I also cash my diamond. I fail to see how this gives the opponents any extra shot, and it helps us in various layouts.

What about when LHO has ♠9x and three diamonds?

... 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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