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handling spades how should I play them correctly
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Posted 2005-July-17, 15:49
West North East South
- - - 1♠
Pass 2NT Pass 3♦
Pass 3♠ Pass 4♠
Pass 4NT Pass 6♥
Pass 6♠ Pass Pass
Pass
hand 35
http://online.bridgebase.com/myhands/hands...time=1121641200
2nt = balanced
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Posted 2005-July-17, 16:13
At IMPs, on the helpful heart lead, you should play as follows:
King, ace, ruff low, cash ♠A, enter dummy with a club, discard the losing club on ♥Q and lead a small spade towards your queen. That will limit your spade losers to one every time it's possible. Suit 2-2, singleton K with LHO, and Kxx with RHO.
Making 13 tricks is nothing to be proud of. You would have gone down if LHO had the singleton king. Yes, you will miss the overtrick if spades are 2-2 with the king on side, but that doesn't matter at IMPs. A small insurance premium to pay in order to improve your chances.
Roland
King, ace, ruff low, cash ♠A, enter dummy with a club, discard the losing club on ♥Q and lead a small spade towards your queen. That will limit your spade losers to one every time it's possible. Suit 2-2, singleton K with LHO, and Kxx with RHO.
Making 13 tricks is nothing to be proud of. You would have gone down if LHO had the singleton king. Yes, you will miss the overtrick if spades are 2-2 with the king on side, but that doesn't matter at IMPs. A small insurance premium to pay in order to improve your chances.
Roland
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Posted 2005-July-18, 06:04
On a heart lead, as Walddk says, because you can afford to check for singleton king of trumps.
On a diamond lead you take a first round spade finesse, because if you cash the ace first, you have no entry back to dummy to lead towards the Queen without risking a diamond ruff (or setting up a club trick for the opponents).
On a club lead, your best chance is probably to win with the ace, and try the king of hearts from dummy, planning to discard your club if RHO doesn't put the ace on. Now you make if spades are 2-2 with the King onside, or if RHO has the ace of hearts and the spades are singleton K offside or the King is onside.
On a diamond lead you take a first round spade finesse, because if you cash the ace first, you have no entry back to dummy to lead towards the Queen without risking a diamond ruff (or setting up a club trick for the opponents).
On a club lead, your best chance is probably to win with the ace, and try the king of hearts from dummy, planning to discard your club if RHO doesn't put the ace on. Now you make if spades are 2-2 with the King onside, or if RHO has the ace of hearts and the spades are singleton K offside or the King is onside.
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