kayin801 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 [hv=pc=n&s=skj2h54dq53ct9432&n=sthkjt92dat87cakq&d=s&v=b&b=7&a=pp1c(16+%20art.)3sppdp3nppp]400|300[/hv]Imps, I just felt like declaring rather than defending on this hand. RHO is neither completely crazy nor super conservative. Trick 1: ♠8, 10, ACE, 2Trick 2: ♠9, JACK, 6, ... Plan the play. Additional information hidden below. Clubs are 3=2, LHO having 3 to the J, RHO pitching a low spade.If you finesse a heart (so long as it isn't the 5) you will win, LHO following with the 3, RHO with the 6.If you cash the ♠K, LHO will show out, probably pitching a low heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 I win ♥9 and then lead ♥J, my plan is to score 2♠ 3♥ 1♦ 3♣, hopefully LHO is squeezed before I am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 I could cash ♠K, which works when LHO has everything, even if nothing breaks. However, that goes down rather a lot if RHO has a heart honour. Instead, I'll play a line that works most of the time as long as I guess who has ♦K. Heart to K (in case RHO has a singleton queen), lose a heart, win the club exit, lose a heart, win the club exit. Now, if I think LHO has ♦K:- If clubs broke and hearts were 4=2, unblock the last club and exit with ♥2, endplaying LHO to give me an entry back to hand.- If clubs broke and hearts were 5=1, play the same heart endplay, but one trick later.- If clubs were 4-1 and hearts not 5-1, cash the hearts. If LHO keeps three diamonds including the king, cash the club and run ♦7, endplaying him I hope. If he comes down to ♦Kx, I can set up ♦Q.- If clubs broke and hearts were 3-3, play the diamond endplay, but with more confidence as LHO will be 2=3=5=3.- If clubs were 4-1 and hearts were 5-1, I should have cashed ♠K. If I think RHO has ♦K, I do something more obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayin801 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 gnasher just so its clear to me you're pitching a diamond from dummy at trick 2 so you can retain the heart endplay without losing too many tricks in the suit? Or would you ever pitch an intermediate heart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 (edited) Yes, I'm pitching a diamond at trick 2 (but naturally I'd pitch ♦8, because ♦7 may distract the opponents). Actually, I'm not sure that I can do it against alert opponents. Suppose I play as I suggested: heart to K, lose a heart (RHO following), win the club exit, lose a heart. If the endplay is going to work, RHO can just lead his last heart now whilst he still has clubs to exit with. Or he could do it earlier, by playing two more rounds of hearts as soon as he gets in with the first heart. Still, I can always fall back on the plan of exiting with ♦7. Also, I didn't make clear that this endplay where I exit with a diamond isn't guaranteed - if RHO has J9, he can cover ♦7 Edited January 6, 2011 by gnasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Yeah I would start with H to K, jack of hearts, and then doing something in the endgame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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