Fluffy Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 [hv=d=n&v=n&n=s82ha973da5cak986&s=sakq64hj5dq1073c42]133|200|Scoring: IMP1♣-1♠2♣-2♦*2♥-3NT[/hv] After a revealing bidding, West leads ♥4 (2nd/4th), East produces the King and returns ♥6, West plays the queen. What now? If you duck the Heart: west returns spade J If you win ♥A and duck a spade west returns a diamond If you win ♥A and cash ♠AKQ deal is over If you win ♥A and duck a club West wins club Queen even overtaking partner's 7 and returns spade J If you win ♥A and play small diamond to the ♦10 deal is over Maybe more lines avaible, but cannot tell you the continuations yet, full hand will take time since I go on vacation tomorow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 I try to win the hert ace and duck a spade. Then I duck in dummy and hope to give up 3 red tricks and a spade while winning four spades, 2 Clubs and 3 red tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgr Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 I try to win the hert ace and duck a spade. Then I duck in dummy and hope to give up 3 red tricks and a spade while winning four spades, 2 Clubs and 3 red tricks. At the level that I play, I would also play like this. But at your level East will take ♦K and return a ♠. Not sure if it is best to duck the ♦ against experts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 I win the ♥A, duck a club and duck the spade return. I'm playing LHO to have the ♥10, and I'll duck a ♦ lead from West to my queen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 [hv=n=sxxha9xxdaxcak98x&w=sj10xxhq10xxxdxxcqx&e=sxxhkxdkjxxxcj10xx&s=sakqxxhjxdq10xxcxx]399|300|[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orlam Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 wdo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 I think winning the heart and playing a club is pretty clear. I would cash the ace first and if the Q/J/T dropped I would cash the king catering to HH doubleton. If it didn't I would exit the 9 and eventually bank on a black suit coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 HH doubleton accounts for about 10 % of the club layouts so it is not insignificant to just give up on that. Ducking a spade at any point just seems terrible, you may be ducking your 9th trick and you have no idea what is going on in the diamond suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 HH doubleton accounts for about 10 % of the club layouts so it is not insignificant to just give up on that. You don't get all of that 10%, because some of the time they'll drop an honour from QJ10x (or Hx, if they're on particularly good from), the hand with four clubs will have another heart, and you'll go down with spades 3-3. I'm not disagreeing with your line, though - most of us aren't very good at playing the right card as a defender in this sort of situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 HH doubleton accounts for about 10 % of the club layouts so it is not insignificant to just give up on that. You don't get all of that 10%, because some of the time they'll drop an honour from QJ10x (or Hx, if they're on particularly good from), the hand with four clubs will have another heart, and you'll go down with spades 3-3. I'm not disagreeing with your line, though - most of us aren't very good at playing the right card as a defender in this sort of situation. Then I lose 2 clubs and 2 hearts and fall back on 3-3 spades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) Then I lose 2 clubs and 2 hearts and fall back on 3-3 spades? Oh yes. Some of us aren't all that good at counting to five either. PS: I'm not sure how I escaped an official "LOL" for that, but thank you for your restraint Edited January 25, 2009 by gnasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Then I lose 2 clubs and 2 hearts and fall back on 3-3 spades? Oh yes. Some of us aren't all that good at counting to five either. PS: I'm not sure how I escaped an official "LOL" for that, but thank you for your restraint tbh if you say something that I think is LOL I ususally think theres a reasonable chance that I'm missing something so an LOL might backfire :P Take it as a compliment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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