dcohio Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 [hv=pc=n&s=sa942h6daqjt864c2&n=s3hqj32dk72c98543]133|200[/hv] A♥, small, small smallx♣, 8, Ace, 23♦ Plan the play. Bidding, south dealer, both vul: 1♦-(1♠)-p-(2♠)3♦-(4♠)-5♦-(x)-all pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Cash the ♠A and cross-ruff looks kind of obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Cash the ♠A and cross-ruff looks kind of obvious. That line results in a kind of obvious -1 :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Seems straight foward, so I am probably missing something. West, who overcalled, will not have KQ or QJ of clubs for the small club lead, will not have KQ or QJ of spades for the non-spade shift, and obviously did not have the club ACE. So he will have the heart AK for his bid. We are going to play him for no more than 3 hearts, and no more than one diamond. Play a low diamond at trick 3. If West shows out or plays the last small diamond, win the SEVEN. If he plays the diamond nine, win the King. Option one, West followed to the diamond.Ruff a heart. Did the King fall. If yes, Cross to dummies high trump (pulling trumps) throw two spades away on QJ, and eventually ruff your 3rd small spade.If the King did not fall, cash spade Ace, ruff a spade, ruff a heart. Here the heart king has to fall (to make). Ruff another spade, cash the heart Queen discarding last small spade. Come to hand and pull the outstanding trump. Option two. West did not follow to the diamond.Win the diamond 7, ruff a heart. Did the king fall? If so, spade ACE, ruff a spade, cash two hearts, claim,If the king did not fall. Cash spade ace, ruff a spade, ruff another heart (here again teh king has to fall to make). Ruff a spade, cash heart queen, ruff a club, pull trumps, claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewleongusa Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Cash the ♠A and cross-ruff looks kind of obvious. Seven diamonds in your hand. Spade ace and two spade ruffs on dummy.This adds up to 10 tricks. Where is your 11th trick? Eric Leong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewleongusa Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 [hv=pc=n&s=sa942h6daqjt864c2&n=s3hqj32dk72c98543]133|200[/hv] A♥, small, small smallx♣, 8, Ace, 23♦ Plan the play. Bidding, south dealer, both vul: 1♦-(1♠)-p-(2♠)3♦-(4♠)-5♦-(x)-all pass The most you can make with spade ruffs is 10 tricks so the 11th trick has to come from hearts.Presumably, LHO has the heart king so I would play LHO to have started with a stiff or void in diamonds and H AKx or less.Win the diamond on dummy. Ruff a heart to hand. Ruff a spade to dummy. Ruff a heart to hand dropping the heart king. Ruff a spade on dummy. Cash the good heart. Claim. Eric Leong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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