pen_chef

Hi there! You know, I sometimes play online against/with robots. They usually defend pretty good. Here the lead is perfect against a slam in ♥ - ♣4. J from board follows and from W... 8 !?!? :rolleyes: Are the robots sleepy in the morning :D[hv=pc=n&s=s43hakqj975dj4c92&w=s876ht82dt82ct754&n=sak95hdakq97ckj63&e=sqjt2h643d653caq8]399|300|contract 6♥[/hv]

I think I posted a coment on the case but something wrong with it I see. Anyway, the way I see it: I agree with the ducking in ♦ at trick two, but I do believe RHO must have ♥K, otherwise with only 10 points (presuming a singleton ♠) RHO'd have opened with 3 not 4♣. So, after bridging to dummy I'd go for a finesse. And still there are other important decisions to speculate... :)

I am advanced! Maybe more in humour than in bridge… :) Here is a game that’d make you laugh rather than enjoy some exquisite play. Now stop a while and think over our side’s hands, four hearts at stake, mine about to break. Do you reckon +1 is possible, minding that RHO holds AQ of diamonds to take the opening lead, after overcalling in the suit? I mean plus, not minus! Is one down the only way you see it? Lemme tell you the moves. The lead is a small diamond (not literally, there were real brilliants still to come), and I try to better my chances with the J. Alas! Q from behind, followed by A. And here comes a third diamond, I discard a spade, LHO follows. Thank you very much, game cold! But for an extra trick not enough, please do something more! Now I, pointedly, lead Q of clubs from dummy. RHO, unreasonably, covers it with K. So what! I still need a jack in the box. A of hearts now, and … Oh, magic! It pops up from left!!! Here I stop for a minute. For nothing else but to fold up with laughter… :P I can’t go on, sorry! Bridge is not dead a game, it still can smell funny sometimes! Enjoy! [hv=d=s&v=n&n=s865ht6dkj3cqj972&s=sqjhakq97532d76ca]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv]