gwnn Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 [hv=d=w&v=b&n=sthakxdjt87cjxxxx&s=sakqj9862hjxdaxcq]133|200|Scoring: MP[/hv] You declare 4♠ after p-p-p-4♠. LHO leads ♣A and switches to a small heart. Opps aren't very good and don't believe in defensive signals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Running the heart does seem mega-committal. I prefer HA, C ruff, spade to the 10, club ruff, trumps.The CK might appear during this exercise, but if it doesn't the defenders who don't believe in signals may go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Running the heart does seem mega-committal. I prefer HA, C ruff, spade to the 10, club ruff, trumps.The CK might appear during this exercise, but if it doesn't the defenders who don't believe in signals may go wrong. agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I'd just go for the low heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianshark Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I'll play to set up clubs, running my trumps when I've used up my ♠ entry should put pressure on opponents who may discard badly to give me that extra chance that the 50-50-ish shot at LHO having the heart Q doesn't give me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 I'll play to set up clubs, running my trumps when I've used up my ♠ entry should put pressure on opponents who may discard badly to give me that extra chance that the 50-50-ish shot at LHO having the heart Q doesn't give me. I agree with the idea of winning the heart in dummy and trying to establish the club suit, then running spades. Not only do you have the advantage of opponents who discard poorly, but you may very well have a legitimate squeeze. There are threats in all three suits, so you may have a simple squeeze against either opponent, a double squeeze, or even a triple squeeze if one of the opponents is unfortunate enough to have six hearts, the KQ of diamonds and the ♣K (the diamond threat may wind up being the x in your hand, depending upon how the play develops). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Running the heart does seem mega-committal. I prefer HA, C ruff, spade to the 10, club ruff, trumps.The CK might appear during this exercise, but if it doesn't the defenders who don't believe in signals may go wrong. Popping with the Ace is pretty committal too. If you are good at reading compound endings, fly with the Ace, otherwise float the heart. This also gives us an easier chance at bringing down ♣AKx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Who ever runs out to smoke a cigarette with a great story about a free finesse that happened to work? I always go for the dramatic if I cannot figure out the odds. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halo Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Try for clubs. Looks like better percentage than West holding King of clubs and Queen of hearts and not finding another switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 bad opps are NEVER ever shifting from the HQ. It is more likely they have the HQ if they are good, at least they understand why it might be beneficial. Bad players tend to defend too passively and get scared to underlead a Q looking at an AK in dummy and do not try to kill entries and set up tricks etc. The only thing that would make me change this view is if they thought forever before shifting to a heart (then maybe they're scared of everything... a trump might "pickle" partner lol). This is not to mention that if LHO has AK of clubs he is a passed hand so he's less likely to have HQ or he may have had an opening bid (if combined with DK). If he has no diamond honor and the HQ he will shift to a diamond for sure. So really he'd need DQ, HQ, CAK or something. I cannot believe you guys are syaing heart is 50/50, maybe it was before LHO played any cards but we have more info now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 I'll pop at T2 and ruff a club, cross to the spade T and ruff another club, playing for the club K to drop in three. If it doesn't, I'll run my spades to reach this position [hv=n=shaxdjcj&s=s2hjdaxc]133|200|[/hv] On the last spade, W must keep his club, so he reduces himself to two red cards. I'll play for him to have kept 1-1, which will subject E to a red-suit squeeze. I can equivalently cash the diamond A first to play for a typical double squeeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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