gwnn Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 [hv=d=w&v=n&n=sqjt95hk86dj92ca4&s=sa43hat52dkqcqj85]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] p-p-p-1NTp-2♥-p-2♠p-3NT-p-4♠ (agree?)end. LHO leads a small diamond won by RHO's Ace, who fires back another one. Opps don't believe in giving count and lead randomly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Yes, I agree with 4♠. A low spade out of hand virtually guarantees the contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted October 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Yes, I agree with 4♠. A low spade out of hand virtually guarantees the contract. I know my question is ridiculous, but could you please elaborate on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 You have 10 tricks - 4 spades, 2 diamonds, 2 hearts and 2 clubs. You just have to make sure that you are able to take your 10 tricks before the opponents take 4. The only real danger is that the opponents can score a diamond ruff or overruff. You need to be able to pull trump while keeping control of trumps and the diamond suit. If you lead a low trump from hand and the opponents take their ♠K, you can ruff a diamond return with the ♠A, pull trump and play A and another club. The ♥A is an entry to your hand to allow you to cash the high club and throw the losing heart from dummy. If the opponents return a heart instead of a diamond on winning the ♠K, you must win the heart return in dummy so that you keep the ♥A as an entry to your second club trick. One important point of this hand is that you should not take either the spade finesse or the club finesse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 You have 10 tricks - 4 spades, 2 diamonds, 2 hearts and 2 clubs. You just have to make sure that you are able to take your 10 tricks before the opponents take 4. The only real danger is that the opponents can score a diamond ruff or overruff. You need to be able to pull trump while keeping control of trumps and the diamond suit. If you lead a low trump from hand and the opponents take their ♠K, you can ruff a diamond return with the ♠A, pull trump and play A and another club. The ♥A is an entry to your hand to allow you to cash the high club and throw the losing heart from dummy. If the opponents return a heart instead of a diamond on winning the ♠K, you must win the heart return in dummy so that you keep the ♥A as an entry to your second club trick. One important point of this hand is that you should not take either the spade finesse or the club finesse. Good analysis Art! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantumcat Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 Yeah I was thinking the same thing. This hand is great as a pure lesson hand, eh. When I need to take extra tricks I still tend to want to take every finesse in sight without thinking about it properly, this hand is a good lesson on how not to do that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdeegan Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 :lol: Good lesson hand on the importance of counting ones tricks. Looking at losers, it is not obvious. Slow third round potential heart loser can be eliminated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 You have 10 tricks - 4 spades, 2 diamonds, 2 hearts and 2 clubs. You just have to make sure that you are able to take your 10 tricks before the opponents take 4. The only real danger is that the opponents can score a diamond ruff or overruff. You need to be able to pull trump while keeping control of trumps and the diamond suit. If you lead a low trump from hand and the opponents take their ♠K, you can ruff a diamond return with the ♠A, pull trump and play A and another club. The ♥A is an entry to your hand to allow you to cash the high club and throw the losing heart from dummy. If the opponents return a heart instead of a diamond on winning the ♠K, you must win the heart return in dummy so that you keep the ♥A as an entry to your second club trick. One important point of this hand is that you should not take either the spade finesse or the club finesse. Good analysis Art! Agree. A♠, ♠ is an easy trap to fall into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted October 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Agree. A♠, ♠ is an easy trap to fall into. Tell me about it. I felt like a dumb penguin after the smoke had cleared. Thanks Art for explaining the hand a little better :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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