42 Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Please tell us your favourite bridge tip for DECLARER PLAY here and perhaps explain it there:http://forums.bridgebase.com/index.php?showtopic=10445 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoKole Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 When declaring, try and make a complete plan for your contract, but don't be stubborn about it, always be open to the possibility of changing it in light of new circumstances. Theo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoKole Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Never give up, even if you can see the contract is hopeless... Strange things can happen sometimes... :lol: Theo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Winners and losers do not always add up to 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Here's my all time favorite (gleefully stolen from Zia (???) in the aforementioned Bols book of Bridge tips): "If they don't cover the honor, they don't have the honor" Assume that you are facing a 2 way finesse for a QueenAJT8 opposite K973 or some such You don't have an end-play available. You don't have any good information about vacant spaces. Run the Jack.If the Jack gets covered, you're home free.If the Jack doesn't get cover, rise with the King and run the 9 the other way. This has LONG been a consistant winner for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 I'm happy to hear that from you, Richard, since I was always afraid of being accused of disrespect for the opps when using that trick B) But I think the tip is from Bob Hamman. I might be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Give the opponents every opportunity to play badly. Left to their own devices, the opponents usually play all too well, so it helps to give them a chance to err. [hv=d=s&v=b&n=sj642hadak10732cq2&s=sa9753h54dqj8cak4]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] In a team game, you overcome West's 4H bid to reach a borderline spade slam.West leads the heart King. The contract depends on losing only 1 spade trick. West rates to be short in spades so at trick 2 lead the jack of spades from dummy, intending to place Ace and another if East does not cover; however, East cannot see all the cards so he will be under a lot of pressure to make the right play when holding K108 or Q108 or KQ8. If he covers, you hold your spade losers to 1 any time West holds a singleton honor by entering dummy and leading a second spade toward your 9. Winston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Always finesse with the lowest card you can afford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Here's my all time favorite (gleefully stolen from Zia (???) in the aforementioned Bols book of Bridge tips): "If they don't cover the honor, they don't have the honor" Assume that you are facing a 2 way finesse for a QueenAJT8 opposite K973 or some such You don't have an end-play available. You don't have any good information about vacant spaces. Run the Jack.If the Jack gets covered, you're home free.If the Jack doesn't get cover, rise with the King and run the 9 the other way. This has LONG been a consistant winner for me... I did this once against one of the best card player in the Detroit area. She ducked smoothly and I played the king. When I played low back RHO showed out, and then I noticed that dummy started with Kxxx, not K9xx. Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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