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dicklont

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You hold KQ9642 and dummy has 105 in the trump suit.

So the opps have AJ873 and you have no clue how they might be divided, apart from their total lack of bidding.

 

You are in dummy, for the first and last time and must play this suit for five tricks.

How do you play it?

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low to the 9 wins vs:

 

Jx(3), Jxx(3), AJx(3) onside, and stiff J(1), AJ(1), for 11 combos.

 

The other option of low to the king then low to the queen wins against:

 

Jx(3), Axx(3) onside and AJ(1), Axxx(1), J(1), xxx(1) onside for 10 combos.

 

Note that:

 

A ) You should start with low and not the ten because you pick up stiff J onside that way.

B ) If you do start with low to the king, then the queen is the best play now by far since they should duck Axx offside, but never Ax.

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