kgr Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 [hv=d=s&n=sajxhtxxdk9xxcatx&s=skqtxxhaqjdaxcjxx]133|200|Scoring: MP[/hv]You had a bidding misunderstanding and arrived in 6♠.LHO leads a small ♥ and RHO plays the ♥K.What is the best play here? Opps are no experts.- Is a squeeze possible?- I played one trump, ♦A, ♦K and ♦ ruff followed by trumps. But maybe it is better to simply play 4 tumps from the start..maybe opps will discard a ♦ from a 4 card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halo Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 I'd play three trumps, three hearts and another trump. Oppos may discard badly, but there is the legitimate chance that LHO started with four diamonds and a club honour, and is squeezed without the count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 I'd cash four trumps and one more heart before deciding what to do. This is the position: [hv=d=&v=&n=shdk9xxca10x&s=sxhadaxcjxx]133|200|[/hv] At this point I have to decide what to play for. The possibilities are: (1) LHO has both club honours or ♣Hx- lead a club to the 10 (2) LHO has a club honour and four diamonds - cash ♥A to squeeze him, as described by Halo (3) RHO has both club honours - If his remaining cards are:0-1-3-3 - play ♥A and three rounds of diamonds, ruffing, then a club to the 100-2-2-3 - play three rounds of diamonds to strip him of his long heart, then as before0-0-4-3 - play ♥A to strip him of his long diamond, then as beforeIf he ever bears ♣KQ, you give up a club whilst you still have control of whatever other suits he has left. A priori, (1) has the best odds and (2) the worst (I think). They're all very close, however, and the lead affects things. With ♣KQ LHO might have led a club, making (1) less attractive. With only small clubs, LHO might have led a club, making (3) less attractive. Other considerations: (1) is the easiest to play, requiring no card-reading, and (3) is the hardest. (3) is the most fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgr Posted April 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Thanks for the answers. Interesting.I played all trumps, but it seems crucial to keep a trump.I will have to study this a bit more to grasp why keeping that trump is important. (The difficulty remains of course to read the situation) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Btw, we don't have the ♣8 by any chance? In the diagram shown by gnasher, I would play a club to the T - maybe RHO won't find the club return when LHO has a club honor and four diamonds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 In the diagram shown by gnasher, I would play a club to the T - maybe RHO won't find the club return when LHO has a club honor and four diamonds. It might be better to do this at trick two, before they've had a chance to signal with their trumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 4 spades and all hearts will squeeeze West if he has a club honnor and 4 diamonds. What Halo said actually. There are also some alternatives cashing only 2 trumps and some red cards for a semi-elimination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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