jillybean Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 [hv=d=s&n=sj753ha7532d872ca&s=sak64h94daqckjt65]133|200|opps silent1♣:1♥2♠:4n5♣:6♠ lead ♠10[/hv] Here is a NABC hand that was sent to me, I have already given my answer and would like to see how others would tackle it. Plan the play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplicity Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Without much thought i would go with small ♠ from the dummy, win the ♠A, ♣A, ♠K, ruff a ♣, ♠J, ♦Q, top club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wclass___ Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 ♠A; ♣A; ♠KIf ♠Q doesnt appear, you have absolutely no chance to bring this home.Play ♣K discarding ♦ then ♣J. -1 if you find ♣Q; -2 if not. If ♠Q does appear. IMO %play is ♠ to dummy; ♦finesse; ♣K discarding ♥; ♣J discarding ♥ (if not covered )Edit: ruffed-->covered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 I can't handle the ten being single, so win in hand. Draw another round of trumps, A♣, ♦ finesse (I NEED this). Ruff a club. Draw another round of trump. ♦ tot he ace, hope ♣s run. If trumps were 4-1, I should still be able to get to hand with a ♦ ruff. I hope. Hoping for 4♠s, 1♥, 2♦s, 5♣s, losing a ♠ likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyams Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 This needs spade Q to be doubleton, diamond finesse to work and some miracles in clubs. I like the line by Simplicity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 Not a BIL answer: Plan for kind of dummy reversal, ♠A, duck a heart. Best defence now would be to play a club, win ♣A. ♠K and ♥A ruff third heart. If hearts are 3-3 you might not even need ♦finese, cash ♣K and ruff a club, If ♣Q comes third you are home, otherwise you need ♦ finese. if LHO has 4 hearts ruff and ♣K + run ♣J, untill ♣Q appears. If clubs are 4-3 you do not need diamond finese either. ruff the 4th heart in hand and play 4th club, if LHO ruffs overruff cash 5th heart discarding ♦Q and your hand is good, if LHO refuses to ruff discard a diamond, cash ♦A and play 5th club with 2 tricks to go. If LHO has 2 hearts you are down. Playing for ♣Q coming in 3 rounds is inferior to playing for ruffing club finese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wclass___ Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 Best defence now would be to play a club Why not a diamond? If ♦K is on and RHO has ♠Qx then i think that your line needs ♥ 3-3 or LHO with 4♥, that is 36+24=60% But ♣4-3 or Qx is 62+8+8=78% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted August 3, 2009 Report Share Posted August 3, 2009 Yes, you are right, I was auto removing dummy's entry in my pre analysis because I didn't yet know that I could avoid the diamond finese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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