sailoranch Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 [hv=d=w&v=b&e=saqj4hakj85daqt4c&s=sk852h743dj632c63]266|200|Scoring: MPP - P - 1♣* - P2♣ - P - 2♥ - P2NT - P - 3♠ - P3NT - P - P - P*precision[/hv] Partner leads the six of spades, dummy plays jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggieb Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Edit, sorry, didn't realize this was the B/I forum. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailoranch Posted February 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Here's the full hand. [hv=d=w&v=b&n=s63hq962dkcq87542&w=st97htd9875cakjt9&e=saqj4hakj85daqt4c&s=sk852h743dj632c63]399|300|Scoring: MP[/hv] At the table, I played the king to the first trick and gave declarer a spade entry. Eleven tricks was then more or less automatic on this layout (three spades, four hearts, two diamonds and two clubs). If I hold up, declarer still has all sorts of endplays for eleven tricks, but might go wrong. The spade position is pretty much marked on the lead, so ducking denies declarer an entry in spades. If declarer has no entry in the red suits, this cuts off her top clubs. If she has another entry, then she can either establish her not-so-solid club suit or afford to take a winning finesse without cashing her club ace. Since declarer has a limited hand, she is unlikely to have both solid clubs and a side entry, so I think that ducking is unlikely to lose the trick in spades that way. Maybe holding up for two rounds of spades exposes us to an endplay, but I don't think that it costs us often enough to hurt in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 I wish some B/I players had given this a chance before the solution was posted, this kind of problem is important to get right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Nice problem. Wish I'd understood the bidding better, would have made the problem more solveable. :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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