I bid it, you play it.

[OleBerg]

Hi all,

 

the hand from the thread "Your bid.":

 

♠ 1098

♥ K64

♦ 5

♣ AK10642

 

♠ A6

♥ AJ10

♦ AKQ9764

♣ 9

 

 

After partner opened 1♣ and RHO overcalled 1♠ you end up declaring 7♦.

 

The lead is the ♠2, promising an odd number

 

On the first trick, RHO inserts the Queen, which you skillfully take with the Ace.

Thrumphs come down in three rounds, RHO discarding the ♥2 on the third round.

Nothing exciting happens on the AK of ♣, and when you ruff the third round of clubs, RHO disacards the ♠4.

 

Over to you.

[maggieb]

I like this problem much better if my hearts are ATx. Anyway, I'd recommend reposting this in B/I maybe.

[OleBerg]

I like this problem much better if my hearts are ATx.

So do I, but this was how the cards were at the table.

 

Anyway, I'd recommend reposting this in B/I maybe.

At least give me credit for not posting it in the World-Class Forum.

[Hanoi5]

♠ 10

♥ K6

♦

♣ 10

 

♠

♥ AJ10

♦ 4

♣

 

You want to reach this ending at which point you'll play your last trump and RHO shall keep the club (or else the Ten in dummy is the 13th trick), so you throw the ♣10 from the table and then play a heart to the King. Depending on the discards you'll either finesse (LHO had 5=1=3=4) or play for the drop (LHO had 3=3=3=4) in case the spade in dummy isn't a winner.

[Finch]

I like this problem much better if my hearts are ATx. Anyway, I'd recommend reposting this in B/I maybe.

"Beginner - Someone who has played bridge for less than a year.

 

Intermediate - Someone who is comparable in skill to most other BBO players or who has done well in club games."

 

While I don't want to insult "most other BBO Players", I don't think I'd expect many of them to able to play a double squeeze.

 

Maybe we need a new forum called "textbook play hands"!

[Edmunte1]

I agree with Frances, this is NOT a B/I problem, but an expert one.