TWO4BRIDGE Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 (edited) EDIT: Flawed analysis... thx to posts #2,3 and 4 . [hv=pc=n&s=skq8htdaqj6cjt742&w=st43hj652d52cq653&n=sj752hak743dkcak9&e=sa96hq98dt98743c8&d=s&v=n&b=15&a=1dp1hp1np2c(NMF)p3cp6nppp]399|300[/hv]Sp 10 lead I'd never find this at the table.Opps have their "book" ... the Sp Ace at trick one....I win the Spade return w/Q.I have 11 top tricks.To finesse or not to finesse ( Clubs ) for the 12th after East plays the Club 8 under my Ace lead. Take the A and K of Hts.... both Opps follow ( key point as you shall see later )Clear Diam K.Back to hand w/Sp Q ....all follow , so Opps were 3-3 in Spades. Now play the rest of the Diams.- - West shows out on the 3rd Rnd, so East started with 6 cards ( another key point ).- - So West now known to have 1 even and 1 odd ( number of cards in a ) suit. This means East must have started with a stiff Cl.- - Why? Because it is impossible for East to have 1 odd/ 3 even suits..- - so, East is 3 odd/ 1 even....- - and since East has already shown 2 cards Hts, s/he must have started w/ 3 cards ( no room for 5 cards ).- - ie: 3 3 6 1 The HOOK ( for the Cl Q ) is 100% ON ! Edited November 16, 2011 by TWO4BRIDGE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 - - Why? Because it is impossible for East to have 1 odd/ 3 even suits.. Why? Can't east be 3262? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jschafer Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 [hv=pc=n&s=skq8htdaqj6cjt742&w=st43hqj652d52c653&n=sj752hak743dkcak9&e=sa96h98dt98743cq8]399|300[/hv]I'm confused, why would the above layout not be possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 I have trouble following this. Why can't west be 3-5-2-3 and east 3-2-6-2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWO4BRIDGE Posted November 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 [hv=pc=n&s=skq8htdaqj6cjt742&w=st43hqj652d52c653&n=sj752hak743dkcak9&e=sa96h98dt98743cq8]399|300[/hv]I'm confused, why would the above layout not be possible?You are right.( I knew I posted this in the right forum ). I think I could have done it if I were able to cash the 4th Spade earlier, but there were transportation problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellSpyder Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 If this is supposed to be one of those learned "proofs" where you make everything so complicated that people miss the tiny critical step that invalids the whole argument then I fear it hasn't worked since we are all baulking at this statement: - - Why? Because it is impossible for East to have 1 odd/ 3 even suits..- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Nice try :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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