HighLow21 Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Actually, that's irrelevant.How is it ever irrelevant to know how many trumps a defender started with when attempting to count a hand and deciding among elimination and throw-in plays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 How is it ever irrelevant to know how many trumps a defender started with when attempting to count a hand and deciding among elimination and throw-in plays?Because you need to endplay RHO in ♠ when he's out of ♦s. If ♦ split 3-2 it doesn't matter, if they split 4-1 or 5-0 you need LHO to have the long ♦s. You can count as much as you want, but that won't change a thing. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLow21 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Because you need to endplay RHO in ♠ when he's out of ♦s. If ♦ split 3-2 it doesn't matter, if they split 4-1 or 5-0 you need LHO to have the long ♦s. You can count as much as you want, but that won't change a thing. ;)Not if the trumps suggest that RHO might have the long diamonds and a singleton in clubs and hearts (see above discussion with MrAce). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_20686 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 Easy. Draw trumps, cash 1 round of diamonds ONLY (hoping for a 3-2 split, if so the contract is simple, but we shouldn't cash 2 rounds yet). Next cash A♣ and exit with a low club. If RHO wins and he returns a diamond, you are golden unless he started with 4 of them. Very unlikely. So assume LHO wins and returns a diamond. Now you exit with a spade. If RHO started with 1 diamond and wins the 2nd spade he is endplayed. Assuming the defenders are weak, you might want to cash 4 rounds of trumps before all this. This allows an ill-advised discard of a diamond with a holder of 4, or a spade by LHO. Gives up an easy over if rho has singleton club. Draw trumps cashing two diamonds seems obvious start. If rho has 4 diamonds have to hope he has a singleton club, say 7411, play spade now, win the return cash diamond ace and club ace and throw in with diamond. Kayins line is 100% if rho has 8 spades, as now he must have singleton club if he has 4 diamonds. His line is also 100% if rho has 7 spades and at least one heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts