USViking Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 From #2881 Robot Duplicate- (MP), 2011-11-30 15:59 http://tinyurl.com/736u85l GIB won the first five tricks, drawing all opponents' trump in the process, at which point it had five more winners running. There was a finesse available for an overtrick at no risk to the contract, provided the 13th trump is retained. However, GIB played the 13th trump at trick 6, and soon after lost the finesse, opponents then taking three side suit tricks for -1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbradley62 Posted November 30, 2011 Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 It appears to me that there are 11, not 10, top tricks: 2♠+5♥+4♦. Aside from the silliness of playing the last trump, taking the spade finesse is an attempt to take a 12th trick, but it does put the 11th trick at risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USViking Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 It appears to me that there are 11, not 10, top tricks: 2♠+5♥+4♦. Aside from the silliness of playing the last trump, taking the spade finesse is an attempt to take a 12th trick, but it does put the 11th trick at risk. You are absolutely right about the number of tricks available. I thought I learned to count that high, but I guess I didn't. There is still a problem with GIB unnecessarily playing last trump when it did though, isn't there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbradley62 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 There is still a problem with GIB unnecessarily playing last trump when it did though, isn't there?Abso-freakin-lutely :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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