JLOGIC Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 KQJxxxxxKxxxx T8xAKJTxJxAKJ Auction starting with RHO: 1D 1H P 1S2C X 2D 2HP 3H AP You probably should have just bid 2S on your third round but you fell in love with your good hearts. A diamond is led, low 9 J. You went from thinking you made a great stop to a bad one, but now you play the HA and RHO pitches a diamond. How do you proceed/what is your general plan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeac Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 general plan endplay LHO by forcing spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiddity Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Knock out the ♦A, spade to dummy, club hook, knock out ♠A, and run side-suit winners until LHO ruffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayin801 Posted May 26, 2011 Report Share Posted May 26, 2011 Cheat sheet provided within, for those who are stumped: [hv=pc=n&s=st82hakjt2dj2cakj&w=s65hq9876dq876c97&n=skqj43h543dk3c432&e=sa97hdat954cqt865&d=e&v=0&b=14&a=1d1hp1s2cd2d2hp3hppp]399|300[/hv]This should be the layout, give or take a card and a few spots. This is probably the distribution though; if RHO was 6-5, even with minimal points, he/she may have bid differently (by opening clubs or by taking another diamond call). RHO having 4054 seems like an outside chance, but not impossible. Keep in mind that you have certain diamond and spade losers, so you need to avoid losing 3 hearts (whether it be via trump tricks or black suit ruffs) Spoiler within a spoiler?! You can't afford getting forced to ruff in hand by the opponents playing a diamond when dummy is out of trumps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 My initial thought was the same as Quiddity's. I'm not sure I've ever found a book or source that helped me form a plan of attack for hands like this, which is probably why I struggle with them so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantumcat Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Edit: deleted my post cause it didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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