Is 67.83% good enough?

#1 Walddk

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Posted 2005-February-18, 23:43

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S: 3NT
Lead: D3

You arrived in a normal looking 3NT with no interference. The lead is ♦3 to East's queen and your ace. Plenty of tricks if clubs come in, but the communcications are poor. How do you go about this? Is 67.83% good enough for you? No more hints.

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#2 Flame

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Posted 2005-February-19, 01:04

Unless the 10 win, Id play the K of clubs first.
I like the easy lines.

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Posted 2005-February-19, 04:42

As stated, I'm home if clubs are 3-2, and it seems if you don't take club tricks you won't be able to make.

I would take D ace, cross over to H ace and lead a club from dummy. If East plays small, I will overtake and play clubs from the top.

THis will improve things when East have a singleton Ace of C. (As opposed to K of clubs from hand)

Not sure if this is the solution wanted but cannot see if I can cater for other 4-1 breaks.

#4 luke warm

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Posted 2005-February-19, 15:11

i'd finesse the ♥Q... if it loses (assuming east takes the K), i have another entry to the clubs... if it wins, i lead the ♣J, planning on overtaking

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Posted 2005-February-20, 12:34

luke warm, on Feb 19 2005, 09:11 PM, said:

i'd finesse the ♥Q... if it loses (assuming east takes the K), i have another entry to the clubs... if it wins, i lead the ♣J, planning on overtaking

If your ♥finesse loses, he back ♥ and your entry was useless.

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Posted 2005-February-20, 12:46

drinbrasil, on Feb 20 2005, 06:34 PM, said:

luke warm, on Feb 19 2005, 09:11 PM, said:

i'd finesse the ♥Q... if it loses (assuming east takes the K), i have another entry to the clubs... if it wins, i lead the ♣J, planning on overtaking

If your ♥finesse loses, he back ♥ and your entry was useless.

Even worse, he might return a diamond, when they split 5-2 and LHO has the club ace.

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Posted 2005-February-20, 13:29

drinbrasil, on Feb 20 2005, 12:34 PM, said:

luke warm, on Feb 19 2005, 09:11 PM, said:

i'd finesse the ♥Q... if it loses (assuming east takes the K), i have another entry to the clubs... if it wins, i lead the ♣J, planning on overtaking

If your ♥finesse loses, he back ♥ and your entry was useless.

Scoring: IMP

S: 3NT
Lead: D3

useless? i win the ♥J and run the clubs, and the ♠A is still there... true, clubs could break badly, but that's true even if leading to ♥A first

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Even worse, he might return a diamond, when they split 5-2 and LHO has the club ace.

yeah you're right, this is tougher

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