Gerben42 Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 You've landed in a too high 4♥ against expert opponents (real experts):[hv=d=w&v=e&n=s984ha98654dj3c82&s=sa753hkqdt8caq963]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] after the uncontested auction after West passed:2♦* - 2NT**3♣*** - 3♥+4♥ ++ * Multi** Strong*** Minimum with ♥+ Invitation++ Feeling confident! I don't know why North raised to 4, but here you are! LHO leads ♦K, continues with ♦Q but then mercifully leads a trump. Now what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Win ♥K, overtake ♥Q, take ♣ hook, cash ♣A, ruff ♣, knock out the last the trump.... then use ♠Ace as entry. Win 5♥, 4♣, 1♠ Playing for 3-2 ♥ and 3-3 ♣ with king on side. I think 3♥ should be signoff not invite. IF you want to invite after 3♣ (bad hand), use 3♦, or do you use 3♦ as signoff in ♥? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Win ♥K, overtake ♥Q, take ♣ hook, cash ♣A, ruff ♣, knock out the last the trump.... then use ♠Ace as entry. Win 5♥, 4♣, 1♠ Playing for 3-2 ♥ and 3-3 ♣ with king on side. I think 3♥ should be signoff not invite. IF you want to invite after 3♣ (bad hand), use 3♦, or do you use 3♦ as signoff in ♥? agree with ben on all counts. If you tried say, cashing 2 trumps then ducking a club, they could foil you by winning and playing a spade. Now once you setup clubs you have no entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted September 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 If you had done this at the table you'd have won the Dutch "IMP Hand of the Year" prize for best declarer play. Probably not the prize for best bidding, though. Agree 3♥ should be signoff. Anyway, I think this hand was not the best in the competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Not to take anything away from whoever won, but I find it hard to believe that this was the best played hand of the year. That is the problem with those contests, 99% of very well played hands go unreported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 I have to agree with Justin, this hand really doesn't deserve much praise for bidding or play..... This would fall into the category as "only chance" plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 onlychace? I think overtaking first ♥ works as well, in faact it saves an undertrrick when ♣s are 4-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amitg Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 " take ♣ hook " wht does this mean?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Ben mentioned a club hook, a hook is a finesse. In this case it means playing low to the queen of clubs, "finessing" the king if its on your right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amitg Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 ohhhhhhhh got it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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