jim420 Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 [hv=d=w&v=n&n=sk984hq2daqt543c6&s=s6hajt9543d6cqj94]133|200|Scoring: IMPW N E S1♠ 2♦ 3♣ 3♥3♠ X P 4♥X P P P 4♥XS[/hv] Now the lead is ♣K ♣K - ♣6 - ♣A - ? Ask yourself for your one-second decision... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 OK, I give up. I'm playing low. If they play a club back, I'll insert the 9. The only reason to play a different club is to dissuade them from playing a club back, and I don't mind a club back. Yes, yes, I know, hearts are going to be split 4-0 with West, so it's going to be a club ruff by West and overruff by North, heart to the ace, discovering the split, another heart, now East shows up miraculously with the spade ace (the spade ace, a heart void, and he didn't bid spades) and a club ruff for down 1. However, I don't think playing a higher club makes a difference. If hearts are 3-1 or the spade ace is where it's supposed to be, and and I sluff a useful club, I'm going to end up with a worthless club at the end of the hand, that I'll have to try a diamond finesse to get rid of it. If I want to get rid of the club that way, then on a club return (ruff and overruff) I can play a heart to the ace, finesse the diamond, and discard the singleton spade on the ace of diamonds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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