xx1943 Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Hi all, this hand I offered the participants of my Indy with prepared hand for Billies. No declarer found the rite line. Many defenders took the first diamond, when declarer played (as all did)EDIT by XX1943: K or Q of ♦ in the first round of that suit.their A of diamonds. Traveller [hv=d=n&v=n&n=saq4haq72d92ckj73&w=st95ht96dajtc9854&e=skj86hkj54d86cqt2&s=s732h83dkq7543ca6]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] West North East South - 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass S6 S2 ST SQ D9 D8 DQ DA S9 S4 SJ S3 S8 S7 S5 SA D2 D6 DK DJ D3 DT H2 HJ HT HA H4 H3 C3 CT CA C4 D7 H6 H7 H5 D5 C5 HQ SK D4 C8 C7 C2 C6 C9 CK CQ CJ HK H8 H9 think here we must begin our teaching. :) Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack_hh Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Many defenders took the first diamond, when declarer played (as all did)their A of diamonds.As declarer, I'd be happy if I had the Ace of diamonds in that hand -as defender, I'd be happy to be able to win the trick if declarer had played the ace. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 That's not correct.[hv=n=shq7dckj7&w=sh96dc985&e=skhk5dcq2&s=sh8d754c6]399|300|[/hv] There was no squeeze. Defender can discard the HK on trick 11, as his partner has shown the 9. This was a losing line, countered by opponent's misplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 did anyone duck a diamond then play one to the K or Q? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartA Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 A small diamond from South at Trick #2 is the standard text play for this kind of hands (dummy has only one side entry). As defender (West), to duck first ♦ is also a text play, even with Ax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Actually, I just found a second misplay by the defenders... S6 S2 ST SQ D9 D8 DQ DA S9 S4 SJ S3 The correct play is not to overtake. You can count the points and see your partner doesn't have the A♥ or K♣, so you can count up 9 tricks by the opponents. So taking two spades and two diamonds clearly won't cut it. The correct play for the defender is to discourage on trick 3. A heart switch defeats the contract. And therefore, the correct play is to go up with the A♠ on trick 3 and continue diamonds. You get two spades, a heart, four diamonds, and two clubs for 9 tricks. They get two diamonds and two spades. If spades are 5-2 (the location of the 5 of spades is unknown) then going up with the ace may allow you to squeeze out a tenth trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Those things are easy on a teaching game, but sometime you miss it when you are on diffence and you must make a play fast without esitation. The only way is to be prepared at trick on, on a real game, ask to leave the first round card on the table and take ur time to think about the diamond suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xx1943 Posted October 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 did anyone duck a diamond then play one to the K or Q? yep 2 of the WEST players did hold up the A of ♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 no i meant did any declarer play that way... say lead the 9 from hand and let it go, then lead the other diamond to the K.. but a heart switch looks bad in that case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Thats the right play Jimmy, but yes a H switch does look sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xx1943 Posted October 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 no i meant did any declarer play that way... say lead the 9 from hand and let it go, then lead the other diamond to the K.. but a heart switch looks bad in that case No declarer played it that way. That was the reason, why I posted this hand here.Though the tourney was restricted to beginneres and intermedistes, I was astonished, that nobody played it along the rite line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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