fred Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 From an ACBL Sectional tournament in Sedona, Arizona - a place one should visit if one has the opportunity ;) [hv=d=e&v=b&n=s1032haj102da92ck32&s=sj9654h543dq8cq109]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] West opens 1C (standard) in 3rd seat. Partner makes a slightly sick takeout double. RHO thinks this over a bit and tries 1NT. You contribute greatly to the overall sickness of the auction and bid 2S. This is passed around to RHO who thinks some more but finally passes. LHO leads a trump to RHO's Ace. RHO cashes the Queen of trump and switches to a club. You play the 10 and LHO plays the Ace. How do you plan the play from here? Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnszsun Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 My only hope is my LHO holding ♦K, so that i have time to set 4th ♥ pithcing a ♦ loser.I need to finesse twice in ♥ (♥ honors are very likely split), but i have only one ♣ entry to hand. So, i will risk to pitch ♣K under LHO's ♣A, now i can return to hand twice. If ♣J is not in RHO, I have to say sorry to my partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Without thining too much it seems unblock ♣K just because it is a problem :). wouldn't do at the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 OK good start (unblocking the King of Clubs I mean). But what if LHO has 4 hearts? Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Ok thinking a bit more, RHO probabl though about bidding 3 Clubs, West is probably 3433 then. I can see him squeezed, but I ain't seeing every combinaion for the ending, since it is his turn to avoid the first endplay lets see how he escapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 From an ACBL Sectional tournament in Sedona, Arizona - a place one should visit if one has the opportunity :) Dealer: East Vul: Both Scoring: IMP ♠ 1032 ♥ AJ102 ♦ A92 ♣ K32 ♠ J9654 ♥ 543 ♦ Q8 ♣ Q109 West opens 1C (standard) in 3rd seat. Partner makes a slightly sick takeout double. RHO thinks this over a bit and tries 1NT. You contribute greatly to the overall sickness of the auction and bid 2S. This is passed around to RHO who thinks some more but finally passes. LHO leads a trump to RHO's Ace. RHO cashes the Queen of trump and switches to a club. You play the 10 and LHO plays the Ace. How do you plan the play from here? Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.comIt depends on the defense, I believe. If LHO cashes the spade K and exits with a club (i've unblocked), I have to lead a heart and if LHO splits, I win, return in clubs, then finish the spades in a 4-card ending with LHO holding Kx, Kx. If RHO instead exits club, I lead a heart and duck, and if LHO tries the effect of playing more clubs without cashing the spade K, I win in hand, repeat the heart finesse, cash the Ace and ruff the 4th round, then lead the last spade, endplaying LHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 I would never find this play in real life because I suck, sweet :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 You are right, Fred, not only is Sedona a nice place to visit but the sorrounding red rock country and Oak Creek canyon are also very picturesque.......and they play bridge there too???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bid_em_up Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 From an ACBL Sectional tournament in Sedona, Arizona - a place one should visit if one has the opportunity :P Dealer: East Vul: Both Scoring: IMP ♠ 1032 ♥ AJ102 ♦ A92 ♣ K32 ♠ J9654 ♥ 543 ♦ Q8 ♣ Q109 West opens 1C (standard) in 3rd seat. Partner makes a slightly sick takeout double. RHO thinks this over a bit and tries 1NT. You contribute greatly to the overall sickness of the auction and bid 2S. This is passed around to RHO who thinks some more but finally passes. LHO leads a trump to RHO's Ace. RHO cashes the Queen of trump and switches to a club. You play the 10 and LHO plays the Ace. How do you plan the play from here? Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com I think I need to know what LHO does next after winning the club A (and we unblock the K) before I can reasonably "plan the play from here". I would expect him to cash the spade K and exit with a diamond, but stranger things have happened. Of course, I would expect RHO to hold the diamond K, since he should have shifted to a diamond, not a club at trick three if he is not holding the diamond K. The club Ace wasnt going anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 From an ACBL Sectional tournament in Sedona, Arizona - a place one should visit if one has the opportunity :P <!-- NORTHSOUTH begin --><table border=1> <tr> <td> <table> <tr> <td>Dealer:</td> <td> East </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vul:</td> <td> Both </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Scoring:</td> <td> IMP </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td> <table border='1'> <tr> <th> <table> <tr> <th class='spades'>♠</th> <td> 1032 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='hearts'>♥</th> <td> AJ102 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='diamonds'>♦</th> <td> A92 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='clubs'>♣</th> <td> K32 </td> </tr> </table> </th> </tr> <tr> <th> <table> <tr> <th class='spades'>♠</th> <td> J9654 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='hearts'>♥</th> <td> 543 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='diamonds'>♦</th> <td> Q8 </td> </tr> <tr> <th class='clubs'>♣</th> <td> Q109 </td> </tr> </table> </th> </tr> </table> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table><!-- NORTHSOUTH end --> West opens 1C (standard) in 3rd seat. Partner makes a slightly sick takeout double. RHO thinks this over a bit and tries 1NT. You contribute greatly to the overall sickness of the auction and bid 2S. This is passed around to RHO who thinks some more but finally passes. LHO leads a trump to RHO's Ace. RHO cashes the Queen of trump and switches to a club. You play the 10 and LHO plays the Ace. How do you plan the play from here? Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com I think I need to know what LHO does next after winning the club A (and we unblock the K) before I can reasonably "plan the play from here". (I would expect him to cash the spade K and exit with a diamond, but stranger things have happened). At the table he actually cashed the King of spades and exited with a heart. I finessed, RHO won and returned a club. But there are other play sequences that are interesting as well. Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Of course, I would expect RHO to hold the diamond K, since he should have shifted to a diamond, not a club at trick three if he is not holding the diamond K. The club Ace wasnt going anywhere. Not a valid inference. For one thing, if you had a similar hand with the King of diamonds and a weaker club holding, a club shift could easily be necessary. Besides that, if you (reasonably) assume that RHO likely has a heart honor for his 1NT bid (and LHO's lack of a high heart lead) then LHO must have the King of diamonds for the bidding to make any sense. Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 If the ♣10 holds it seems viena coup will work. I was afraid LHO would return his top H, or just play it when I try the suit myself, but that is not everyday's defence. If they play ♥ to RHO who shifts to ♦ before cashing the spade I guess 2♠ won't make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 If they play ♥ to RHO who shifts to ♦ before cashing the spade I guess 2♠ won't make. Correct. If they do that you need hearts 3-3. (And once you unblock the King of clubs you obviously need the Jack of clubs on your right as well). Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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