Hanoi5 Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 [hv=d=s&v=b&n=skxxhjtxdkqxxxc7x&s=sq9ha9dacaqjt98xx]133|200|Scoring: MP[/hv] I got to 6♣ by:1♣ 1♦2♠! 3NT!5♣ 6♣! I'll tell you how I made it...in parts, read and answer each of the following lines: I received a small heart lead so I thought my only option would be to catch a singleton club Ace...Am I right? As I played a small heart from dummy RHO didn't want to put up her queen, so I won the first trick with the 9. I can still play for the singleton club king but something else is better...I unblocked the diamond Ace and played my small spade towards the table, am I doing it right? LHO won the Ace. Before she played her next card I was thinking, should I play for the drop or finesse? At the table I thought I should stick to my first plan of dropping the King, would you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petergreat Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 1♣ - 1♦2♠ (well, have to find a forcing bid) - 3♦4♣ - 5♣5♦ - 5♦5♥ - 5♠6♣ - P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petergreat Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 For the last question: I would finesse. (let's say the cards outside are K, x, and y.) Dropping the K has only one winning case, W holds K and E xy. Finessing wins in two cases, W holds x and E Ky and W holds y and E Kx. I would finesse, but since you asked this question I must assume that you got lucky. Singleton K in the West hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 There's a 5♦ bid twice in your sequence. And to answer your last question: LHO played his singleton club... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASkolnick Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 It depends on how deep of a thinker you think LHO thinks. If the person is holding an outside Ace and the Kx of trumps behind the club length, he would probably lead the Ace of a suit. So that is not a holding he would have. If he wants you to take the finesse, he would not lead the Ace because this way you think he does not have the king, therefore finessing and losing to his stiff king. However, West didn't underlead the KQ of hearts with another Ace, so why wouldn't RHO put up an honor? He probably does not want you to get to the board to take the finesse. RHO probably has Qxxx of hearts and didn't think his partner would lead away from his king. With all this information, I would take the finesse, even though I am sure on this hand it is wrong. Although playing for the finesse is a percentage play, you can always consider body language, table feel about what the correct play is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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