han Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 AQ876x Jxx Best play for 6 tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 low to the queen unless theres some reason to think LHO has length. Leading the jack first loses to T9 dub off, and stiff K on. Leading the J first wins against just stiff T and stiff 9 off. Hidden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Of course Justin is right, but notice that the difference is tiny, both two holdings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 yes, 1 2-2 + 1 3-1 vs 2 3-1s, very small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Keep them coming. They are good to think about and to remind me of how little I know about this game. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Here is a longer explanation of what Justin wrote: There are two different strategies that are pretty close: 1) Play a low club to the queen, then cash the ace. 2) Lead the jack, if it gets covered win the ace. When the 9 or 10 drops on the offside, later play low to the 8. Line (1) does better when the stiff king is onside, or when Kx is onside and 109 if offside. Line (2) does better when there is a stiff 9 or 10 offside. This is slightly worse because any given 2-2 distribution is slightly more likely than any given 3-1 distribution. However, line (2) loses only one trick if K109x is onside, while line (1) loses 2 tricks. So if you are playing for overtricks, line (2) is significantly better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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