LukeG Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 [hv=d=s&v=e&n=sq82h32dq82cjt432&s=saj93hkqj9d3cak85]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] You open 1♣, LHO doubles, partner bids 3♣, RHO passes and you close the auction with 5♣. LHO leads a trump (thank you!) and you win in dummy with the Jack. You lead a low ♥ to your Queen and LHO's Ace. LHO returns a ♥ to RHO's 10 and your King. When you cash a high trump, LHO discards a low ♥. How do you proceed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helium Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 sice lh have to have king of spades only chance i see is if lh have this hand:S Kxxxx,H Axx.D AKxx, C x but then its strange that he x and dint bid 1S:) but here we go: draw last tromf and one more hart discarding spades from dummy, and play dimond, lh is endplayed, if he play low dimond use Q and play last dimont to ruff last hart and trow spade in dummy 11 tricks:) how did i do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 draw the last trump, and play both ♥s discarding 2 ♠s (the Q to). Play ♦ and now West is endplayed. [hv=n=sxhdqxcxx&w=skxxhdkxc&e=sxxhdxxxc&s=saj93hdcx]399|300|West has to bring a trick[/hv] The small cards are randomly placed, since "x" doesnt work anymore :( EDIT: seems we're able to change the code to get x's :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted February 4, 2004 Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 The small cards are randomly placed, since "x" doesnt work anymore :P [hv=d=&v=&n=sxhdqxctx&w=skxxhdkxc&e=sxxhdxxxc&s=saj93hdcx]399|300|West has to bring a trick[/hv] The zen of "x"s... just for you free.... On the given hand, you should give the ♠T to WEST. The need to discard the ♠Q is unecessary. In fact, you can keep all three ♦ cash the ♠A before leading the ♦. [hv=d=&v=&n=sxhdqxctx&w=skxxhdkxc&e=sxxhdxxxc&s=saj93hdcx]399|300|West has to bring a trick[/hv] Here cash your ♠ ACE and exit a small ♦ (or just exit small ♦. But in reality, do you play for WEST to be so bad as to NOT take the ♦ACE in when in with ♥A? or at least lead a ♦ form ♦AK at trick one? The endplay is cute, and I guess i play for it too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeG Posted February 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2004 I was the declarer and decided that it was very unlikely that LHO had the ♦ AK from his failure to lead that suit at tricks one or three. This means that the ♠ finesse will not work. So I took what looked like the only legitimate play - to pin the doubleton ♠ ten in RHO's hand. Of course, this results in down 2 when it fails but undoubled at IMPs you should be willing to accept that result. Well, a funny thing happened along the way. I drew the last trump and ran my ♥ winners, discarding low ♠s from the dummy. On the fourth ♥, RHO discarded a low ♠ from an original holding of 10xx! So my pin play worked out after all :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trpltrbl Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Playing in a GNT, and being in game with already a favorable lead. Play to make. And the none♦ lead gives away that honors are split. Which means I can't make, LHO must have, beside the Ace of♥ and high♦ honor, the king of ♠. And pinning the 10 of ♠ only works if spades are 5-2, or defensive error. But is your only chance, a very very small one but better then nothing. Mike :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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