matmat Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 [hv=d=w&v=e&n=sq65hjt8d97ca7542&w=sk8hq42da8653cq98&e=sjt43h965dt42cjt6&s=sa972hak73dkqjck3]399|300|Scoring: IMP3NT by Ssimple 2N-3N auction. [/hv] more fun if you don't go the double dummy solver route, i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbouskila Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Incorrect. WAY fun with a double dummy solver. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 I'll defend. Low diamond lead looks best. There's no point setting up clubs with no entry so declarer will play on one of the majors. I don't think it matters which one. West wins and plays ace and another diamond, so they don't get thrown in with diamonds later. Declarer then has to try clubs. The key play is for East to play jack or ten under the king - that way declarer cannot concede the club trick to East. I don't see a way for declarer to cash enough winners to exert pressure on West without using up dummy's entry and then West can discard clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Alright... The lead must be a diamond, since everything else loses on force. Playing clubs will lose on force, so I'm going to try to set up my 8th and hope for something interesting. Playing a spade looks better than a heart since it keeps communications fluid, and it gives RHO a squeeze threat etc. If LHO makes the normal looking play of a diamond back, he is automatically strip squeezed (I cash 2 spades, he must pitch a club, I cash 2 clubs and play a diamond). Normal technique in this spot is to cash the ace of diamonds to remove the squeeze card (take note of this since it comes up irl a lot imo!). After ace and a diamond, LHO can pitch a club if I try to cash spades, so the squeeze line wont work. My best hope is just to set up clubs now. So, if I cash the club king, RHO must unblock the jack or ten! If he does not, I can duck a club to RHO. If he unblocks, however, LHO can force a club entry, so that won't work. Playing a heart at trick 2 seems like exactly the same thing, so I'm going with defend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 pfft, pwned by nigel_k in speed, this is why I don't usually post my work on play or defend :D At least his analysis agrees with mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbouskila Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 I'm not going to spoil matmat's fun by giving you guys everything i deep finessed out of this hand, but you are both right so far -- however, what if East, having figured out to unblock, unblocks BOTH jack and ten of clubs? you guys can try to figure out what happens. Oh, and matmat's line led to an even wackier ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Kid Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Too bad North gets squeezed in the run of the ♦s. Otherwise both West and East need to unblock on the ♣K, now that would be cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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