jmcw Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 [hv=pc=n&s=saq6hqj52dj752c96&n=s7532hatd93cakjt8&d=n&v=0&b=1&a=1cp1hp1sp1nppp]266|200[/hv] Matchpoints, lefty lead a low ♠, small, King go from there. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 I am winning the A♠ then letting 9♣ run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 [hv=pc=n&s=saq6hqj52dj752c96&n=s7532hatd93cakjt8&d=n&v=0&b=1&a=1cp1hp1sp1nppp]266|200|jmcw asks "Matchpoints, lefty lead a low ♠, small, King go from there". Agree with Jillybean that ducking is greedy. so:: [sP}A. Run ♣9. If that wins then finesse ♣T.[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLow21 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 There is one very tiny risk of going down --> if RHO was dealt a singleton 8♦ or smaller. Otherwise you are safe. If LHO holds a doubleton honor ♦ and you misguess, or if RHO holds a doubleton that does include the 10♦, you could cough up 5♦ and a ♣ but then you claim the rest. 4♣ + 2♠ + 1♥=7. Discard carefully, yo!!! If RHO shows out on 1st or 2nd club be sure to discard ♥ from hand as you run the clubs. You need all 4 ♦ to guard against some layouts. If you have 5 club tricks, the big question is whether to shoot for the ♥ finesse. Taking it risks losing too many ♦ and ♠. I would scrap it. 8 tricks in NT ought to be a pretty good score, especially since 2/1 makes it so hard to stop in 1NT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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