Wackojack Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 [hv=d=e&v=n&n=s6ha1087dq10632ck72&s=skj98752h65dacaq3]133|200|Scoring: IMPW N E S- - 1♦ 1♠p 1NT p 4♠p p p [/hv] 9♦ led, small in dummy, to Jack and Ace. That's careless, I thought. Before the Jack came up, it was Plan A - I needed to play East for AQ or AQx. Now it looks like I can get a losing heart away and make the contract provided I limit my spade losers to 3. So on to Plan B. I played a small club to dummy's King and noticed that East dropped the Jack. Hmm! Another extravagant card. Do I now revert to Plan A? No probably a doubleton, so I will press on with Plan B. Accordingly I Played Q♦ covered with the King which I ruffed and west followed suit with the 8. Next I played a heart to the Ace and then my promoted 10♦ (by courtesy of East) and discarded a heart. West ruffed with the 4 and returnd a club and horror! East ruffed. Now I am down and could have made it with Plan A as East held ♠AQ3. Also on refection, plan B doesn't give me much more than Plan A. Yes I can pick up Qx with west but the attendant risk of a ruff might override this advantage. I could imagine that East was Hideous Hog at the computer gloating to all the kibbers about his Grosvenor Coup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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