Phil Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 [hv=d=n&v=n&n=sk3hakq92d8743c64&s=sqt4hj4da2caq8753]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] The opening lead is the ♠5, 3, 9, 10 What is your best line for 9 tricks? Anything you can do about some bad splits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 I'd call it very unlucky if I don't make 9 tricks here, but anyway... Cash the ♣A, if stiff K drops, I have 9 tricks., ♥J and small heart to dummy, if they're 3-3 or 4-2 i have 9 easy tricks by exiting a spade. If they don't work out, I'll cash ♥AKQ then play a club towards hand, if the king is onside I have 9 tricks after exiting spades (or clubs if 3-2). If all the cards are wrong, I don't think we have any kind of squeeze or endplay on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 ♥J and small heart to dummy, if they're 3-3 or 4-2 i have 9 easy tricks by exiting a spade. Careful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 My first thought is to test hearts for 5 tricks. If they're there, take them, exit the K♠ and claim. My second thought is to concede a club. The second seems to fall down in that I can't really handle the diamond return. It forces me to give up on my spade trick, and now I'm reliant on 3-2 clubs with the finesse on to make. So I think I'll try the first line. J♥, ♥ to the Ace. If someone shows out, I'll cash my hearts, then ♣ finesse. If it holds, ♠ and I'm good. If not, then I think I'm toast. At MPs I think I'll take the second line - concede a club, win the immediate diamond return (or second spade), then run as many hearts as I can, then try the club finesse. On a good day, I take 11 or 12 tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpace Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 What is the contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 I assumed 3NT, given that we're after 9 tricks. Maybe I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 I thought this was in interesting hands, only just noticed B/I. oops :). And yes vuroth, i meant exiting a spade after cashing the hearts :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 3N - sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 My first thought is to test hearts for 5 tricks. If they're there, take them, exit the K♠ and claim. My second thought is to concede a club. The second seems to fall down in that I can't really handle the diamond return. It forces me to give up on my spade trick, and now I'm reliant on 3-2 clubs with the finesse on to make. So I think I'll try the first line. J♥, ♥ to the Ace. If someone shows out, I'll cash my hearts, then ♣ finesse. If it holds, ♠ and I'm good. If not, then I think I'm toast. At MPs I think I'll take the second line - concede a club, win the immediate diamond return (or second spade), then run as many hearts as I can, then try the club finesse. On a good day, I take 11 or 12 tricks. I like this better than cashing the ♣A early. We might run into problems even if the ♣K is onside, since we don't have time to knock out the spade and play up to the ♣Q if they shift to a diamond, and clubs are 4-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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