kgr Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 [hv=d=n&v=n&n=sqt8hakxxxdjxxcaj&s=skj9xxxhqdkxxckxx]133|200|Scoring: IMP1H-(2D)-2S4S-All Pass[/hv]LHO leads a D and you play small in N and RHO takes the Ace and returns D9 that you let run to dummy, but LHO ruffs and return a small H.How do you plan your play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 11 winners - 5 spades, 3 hearts, a diamond and 2 clubs. Alas, 3 losers - the two gone by and the ace of spades. Win the Q♥. Play the KJ♠, then low to the queen if necessary. That eliminates trump, and i still have the ace of clubs entry to cash my heart winners. Whatever I do, I'm not finessing clubs. That's really the only trick I can see with this hand. V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcLight Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 >Win the Q♥. Play the KJ♠, then low to the queen if necessary. That eliminates trump, and i still have the ace of clubs entry to cash my heart winners. Who do you think has the trump ace?Hint - look at the bidding.What happens if they win on the first round, what might they do? Can you protect against that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Gah thank you. That was NOT a good problem to miss. :( Q♥, A♣, K♥ discarding the K♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlternaG Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 You still have to be careful. As you said, you have 11 winners: 5 spades, 3 hearts, a diamond, and 2 clubs. But you have 3 losers, so you can afford to pitch away Kd on a winner. As mentioned, Q♥, A♣, K♥ pitching K♦. Let's not forget that we still need to get to the board to cash A♥. So, we have to protect against ♠Axx on our right. This is easy: small to the K♠. If the ace pops, or if both show up with a spade, we're fine. Otherwise small to the T♠. Again, if the A♠ pops, we're fine. If T♠ holds, A♥, lest we never get the opportunity again. Edit: Checking out the spots, obviously you could just play two rounds of spades off the board, ducking in hand, then A♥ if they are 3-0 and you haven't seen the A yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgr Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Gah thank you. That was NOT a good problem to miss. :) Q♥, A♣, K♥ discarding the K♦. Yes. It wasn't necessary because ♠'s were 2-2, but that is what you have to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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