Trumpace Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 You hold AQ, J9xxx, Qxx, AQx.It is IMPS and no one vul. RHO is dealer and opens 1♥. You overcall 1NT. LHO passes, pd bids 2H (transfer to spades), RHO passes, you bid 2S and LHO doubles. Three passes. LHO leads the ♥A and shifts to club. [hv=d=e&v=n&n=skj9876ht2d543cj3&s=saqhj9754dq76caq4]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] On club shift you play low, low from RHO and you win the Q. When you cash the ♠A, as expected, RHO shows out. What now? This hand is for beg/int only. Adv/+ please hide if you decide to respond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 Sounds like a beg/int LHO, who doubles the opponents into game at IMP based on Txxxx of trumps when he did not have enough to double 1NT. OK, I know it is a play problem, but even so ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpace Posted August 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 Sounds like a beg/int LHO, who doubles the opponents into game at IMP based on Txxxx of trumps when he did not have enough to double 1NT. OK, I know it is a play problem, but even so ... Yes, X was bad, but maybe opp thought you can't play well enough. All the more reason to make it :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goobers Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 Cash SQ, CA, club ruff, SK, exit a side suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpace Posted August 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 Right. I guess this was too easy... on the table i managed to goof it up (only made it because of a defensive error) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 I need 6 spade tricks, so I'm going to run two hearts through LHO. Lose a heart, win the return, run a heart, ruffing on the board. Back to hand via AC or QS, run a second heart. I take 2 clubs and 6 spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 I need 6 spade tricks, so I'm going to run two hearts through LHO. Lose a heart, win the return, run a heart, ruffing on the board. Back to hand via AC or QS, run a second heart. I take 2 clubs and 6 spades. Two of dummy's small trumps will go under your ace and queen. If you cash the ♣A and ruff a club, dummy will be down to KJ9 in trumps and 5 red cards. You've got 5 tricks by now and will score KJ9 of trumps whatever happens from now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpace Posted August 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 I need 6 spade tricks, so I'm going to run two hearts through LHO. Lose a heart, win the return, run a heart, ruffing on the board. Back to hand via AC or QS, run a second heart. I take 2 clubs and 6 spades. This is inferior to the other lines which were suggested. Each time a heart is played, LHO gets an opportunity to throw a club.You might make 6 trumps tricks, but it might be the 2 clubs tricks which become difficult to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantumcat Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Would you cash your club and spades and ruff a club, and play the last heart, they take their three diamonds. We have 3 trumps left (AQ and a ruff) and so does LHO, whatever RHO plays LHO is finessed out of his trump. What if LHO ruffs the 2nd heart? Well we were planning to lose 2 hearts anyway, so it didn't help him at all, and now his trumps will come down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 I need 6 spade tricks, so I'm going to run two hearts through LHO. Lose a heart, win the return, run a heart, ruffing on the board. Back to hand via AC or QS, run a second heart. I take 2 clubs and 6 spades. Two of dummy's small trumps will go under your ace and queen. If you cash the ♣A and ruff a club, dummy will be down to KJ9 in trumps and 5 red cards. You've got 5 tricks by now and will score KJ9 of trumps whatever happens from now. I see it now. It's not that the KJ9 trump is boss, as LHO still has Txx trump. The point is, since I don't need to regain the lead until trump are played again, I only need to cover 3 of the sub-ten trump (2 on the AQ, one via ruffing), not the 4 I originally thought I needed. As long as opponents are on lead, not me, the KJ9 will take 3 tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goobers Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 I need 6 spade tricks, so I'm going to run two hearts through LHO. Lose a heart, win the return, run a heart, ruffing on the board. Back to hand via AC or QS, run a second heart. I take 2 clubs and 6 spades. Two of dummy's small trumps will go under your ace and queen. If you cash the ♣A and ruff a club, dummy will be down to KJ9 in trumps and 5 red cards. You've got 5 tricks by now and will score KJ9 of trumps whatever happens from now. I see it now. It's not that the KJ9 trump is boss, as LHO still has Txx trump. The point is, since I don't need to regain the lead until trump are played again, I only need to cover 3 of the sub-ten trump (2 on the AQ, one via ruffing), not the 4 I originally thought I needed. As long as opponents are on lead, not me, the KJ9 will take 3 tricks. Yes, once you shorten dummy's holding to the same length as LHO's holding and then exit, they are endplayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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