Fluffy Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 [hv=d=s&v=b&n=sa73hj72dkqcj10962&s=sk95hk104da752caq8]133|200|Scoring: IMP1NT-3NTpass lead ♠4[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sathyab Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 [hv=d=s&v=b&n=sa73hj72dkqcj10962&s=sk95hk104da752caq8]133|200|Scoring: IMP1NT-3NTpass lead ♠4[/hv]Here's a line that works some of the time. Win the first trick in hand. ♣Q from hand and they hold off. Unblock ♦s, club to the Ace, cash ♦A and play on clubs to knock out the King. This makes any time ♣K is stiff or doubleton. When Diamonds break 4-3, RHO has to be able win a Diamond trick and play a heart back to give you a guess. If they Diamonds lay in a way that makes it difficult or impossible, you make again. And finally there's always a winning heart guess. When the Kxx of clubs is on-side, one is better off winning the first spade in dummy and just playing on clubs. Not sure how to find a line that combines that simple chance with any other that assumes the club finesse is off or that clubs are 4-1 when the King is on-side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I play Sathyab's first line, except that I can count my losers better: with diamonds 4-3, the most I can lose is a diamond, a club and two hearts. I go down only if someone has five diamonds, East has ♣Kxx, and I lose two heart tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sathyab Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I play Sathyab's first line, except that I can count my losers better: with diamonds 4-3, the most I can lose is a diamond, a club and two hearts. I go down only if someone has five diamonds, East has ♣Kxx, and I lose two heart tricks.I suppose it's too late to protest that I meant to say "If Diamonds were 5-2" all along ? Does anyone allow UNDO's on this forum :P? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I play Sathyab's first line, except that I can count my losers better: with diamonds 4-3, the most I can lose is a diamond, a club and two hearts. I go down only if someone has five diamonds, East has ♣Kxx, and I lose two heart tricks. I'll do you one better. Win the spade in hand, unblock KQ of diamonds, and play a club to the queen. If it wins continue as you and Sathya did. No reason to give up overtricks when there exists singleton K or Kx of clubs onside that I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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