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I think there are more divergent lines to have to consider on this hand.
West leads QS
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Later that evening Another extreme declarer problem
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Posted 2023-January-13, 05:26
Later the evening we reached 5C.
I think there are more divergent lines to have to consider on this hand.
West leads QS
I think there are more divergent lines to have to consider on this hand.
West leads QS
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Posted 2023-January-13, 08:37
Will try for a cross ruff. SA, S ruff, HA, H ruff, S ruff, H ruff, DA, S ruff, DK, S ruff and AC would be 11 tricks. Then exhale.
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Posted 2023-January-14, 02:19
Douglas' line seems best - except for cashing ♠A early (retaining it may help if you switch to some other line).
So: ♠ ruff, ♥A, ♥ ruff and only now (if nothing unusual has happened) cash ♠A and follow Douglas' line.
You need West to have started with 2 or 3 diamonds and 3 or 4 hearts. The alternative line of using the diamond entries first needs West to have started with exactly 3 hearts and 2, 3 or 4 diamonds.
If West plays ♥K on the second round, you have to reconsider. Probably best then to run ♣10 at trick 4 and later give up a trick to ♥J. This will succeed if clubs are 3-2 (and you guess right if West started with KJ or Jx). You may play on similar lines if West plays ♥J on the second round but it's less clear in that case.
Note: West might trick you by playing ♥K at trick 3 from ♥KJxx, but I am willing to pay off to that.
If West plays both honors to the first two heart tricks, you should probably come to hand with a club to the ace and run heart winners through West.
So: ♠ ruff, ♥A, ♥ ruff and only now (if nothing unusual has happened) cash ♠A and follow Douglas' line.
You need West to have started with 2 or 3 diamonds and 3 or 4 hearts. The alternative line of using the diamond entries first needs West to have started with exactly 3 hearts and 2, 3 or 4 diamonds.
If West plays ♥K on the second round, you have to reconsider. Probably best then to run ♣10 at trick 4 and later give up a trick to ♥J. This will succeed if clubs are 3-2 (and you guess right if West started with KJ or Jx). You may play on similar lines if West plays ♥J on the second round but it's less clear in that case.
Note: West might trick you by playing ♥K at trick 3 from ♥KJxx, but I am willing to pay off to that.
If West plays both honors to the first two heart tricks, you should probably come to hand with a club to the ace and run heart winners through West.
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Posted 2023-January-16, 03:28
On the AH at trick 3 West does play the King - i.e. a singleton.
What you do after that will depend on what West does to your next low heart.
That is actually my main question - is it always better to cash the AH the first time you lead the suit - or ruff a low one first ?
The closest anyone got to 11 tricks was 10 tricks when they ruffed a small heart covered by the aforementioned King.
Now they don't ever score the AH.
What you do after that will depend on what West does to your next low heart.
That is actually my main question - is it always better to cash the AH the first time you lead the suit - or ruff a low one first ?
The closest anyone got to 11 tricks was 10 tricks when they ruffed a small heart covered by the aforementioned King.
Now they don't ever score the AH.
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Posted 2023-January-24, 13:15
Evies Dad, on 2023-January-16, 03:28, said:
On the AH at trick 3 West does play the King - i.e. a singleton.
What you do after that will depend on what West does to your next low heart.
That is actually my main question - is it always better to cash the AH the first time you lead the suit - or ruff a low one first ?
The closest anyone got to 11 tricks was 10 tricks when they ruffed a small heart covered by the aforementioned King.
Now they don't ever score the AH.
What you do after that will depend on what West does to your next low heart.
That is actually my main question - is it always better to cash the AH the first time you lead the suit - or ruff a low one first ?
The closest anyone got to 11 tricks was 10 tricks when they ruffed a small heart covered by the aforementioned King.
Now they don't ever score the AH.
When establishing a suit there is sometimes a case for holding back top cards to avoid them being ruffed, and to make it less likely that you will suffer an over-ruff. But if trying for a cross-ruff, grab them first.
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