hatchett Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 [hv=d=e&v=e&n=shqjtdk954c987532&s=saq974hak73da863c]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] You arrive in 4♥ as South. The lead is ♦Q. You win the K and play a second ♦. Easts ruffs and plays a second ♥. Play on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchett Posted August 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 To give a clue, the contract is cold without defensive error on the actual lie. The lie, is I think (but no gauarantees) the most likely and simplest one to allow you to make the contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 I don't really see it, but at table I'd try this: Take ♥QRuff club with aceHeart to dummyRuff club with kingDiamond up and take it from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowerline Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 I'd take the queen and play another diamond... I haven't worked this out, but it seems like I need the king of spades third and the trumps no worse than 4-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchett Posted September 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 Lowerline has got part of the way. You do need I think Kxx ♠ or better and trumps 4-2. To make 10 tricks you need to score 6 trumps, 2 ♠ and 2 ♦. From an entry consideration it is convenient to make the unnatural play of winning the ♥ switch in hand, crashing two honors in the process. The hand with Kxx ♠ must have no more than 1 ♥ left after the trump switch if we follow this line since we will only be able to draw one more round. If RHO has Kxx ♠ it follows he must have a 3316 shape. This is possible but there is a good chance he would have bid ♣s since he would be known to hold Kxx ♠ and at least KQJTxx♣ and possibly as much as AKQJxx♣. (winning the heart switch in dummy I think plays RHO for 3316). If we give LHO Kxx ♠ this would mean LHO must be Kxx xx QJTx ???? and RHO Jxxxx xxxx x ???. So try win ♥A. ♠ ruff, ♣ ruff, ♠ ruff and now a ♦. If RHO ruffs, it's easy trumps are now 1-1 so ruff a ♣ return say, draw the remaining trumps and cash the three side suit winners. If RHO discards a cute ending develops we win the diamond ace, cash the ♥K, and cash two ♠. We are left with a losing heart, however, we can exit with with the fourth ♦ and when LHO wins he must exit with a club allowing us to score our small trump! This hand is board 102 of the US trials final and LHO did actually hold Kxx xx QJTx KTxx ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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