Fluffy Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 1076 AJ8543 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dake50 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Lead J.Defenders duck fearing to let 10 be an entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_20686 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Dont you just cash the ace? pick up all 2-2 and half of 3-1? Running the ten picks up all 2-2 except KQ offside, but loses to stiff honour onside. It gains against HHx onside. However, those two are exactly equal. Running the ten will pick up KQxx onside, but that is less than KQ offside I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I would play the Ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasioc Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 There appear to be a number of reasonable lines in the suit, which I'll consider in turn. There are 2^4 = 16 possible layouts. 1) Cashing the ace wins on 10/16 layouts (all 2-2, stiff honour on your left or right) 2) Low to the jack (then cashing the A if it loses to an honour with LHO) wins on 10/16 layouts (all 2-2, stiff honour on right, KQx with RHO) 3) Running the 10 then playing low to the J (could cash A on 2nd round but this trades two 3-1 breaks for one 2-2 break so is not right) wins on 10/16 layouts (all 2-2 except KQ on right, 4-0 onside, KQx on right, Hxx on right) 4) Playing a low card off dummy and covering whatever LHO plays wins on 11/16 layouts (4-0 onside, KQ9 or Hxx onside, stiff H on your right, all 2-2 except HH on your left) So you should play a low one off the dunny and cover RHO's card, repeating this on the second round (for the same reason that it's right to play low to J rather than cash A on the 2nd round in line 2) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayin801 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 A) - KQ92 (1 case)B) 2 KQ9 (1 case)C) 9 KQ2 (1 case)D) KQ 92 (1 case)E) H H92 (2 cases)F) H92 H (2 cases) And all other cases are irrelevant. You'll pick up all other 2-2 breaks by leading low from dummy twice or by cashing the A and nothing you can do about KQx(x) offside. Cashing the ace loses to A, B, and C (3 cases)Running the 10 planning to finesse again loses to D and F (3 cases)Running the 10 planning to cash the A loses to E and F (4 cases)Leading low to the J loses to A and E (3 cases)Leading low to hand and covering whatever RHO plays loses to C and D (2 cases) Last one is a winner? Unless case D being a 2-2 break makes cashing the A or low to the J better enough to account for the extra case given up. (Think those two are the same). I always forget how that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 low to the 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 edit oops i think i messed up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I am fairly sure that in a perfect world it is right to start by taking a deep finesse, but in the real world it matters whether or not you think your RHO is capable of playing the 9 from 9x or H9x. Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I am fairly sure that in a perfect world it is right to start by taking a deep finesse, but in the real world it matters whether or not you think your RHO is capable of playing the 9 from 9x or H9x. Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.comA long time ago, I held 9x in a similar situation and played the nine. My clever false card put the contract down. Declarer complemented me and more or less apologized for thinking I wouldn't be able to find the falsecard. Well, I wasn't. I had merely signaled a doubleton to partner. ;) Rik 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 http://bridgewinners.com/article/view/interesting-combination-usbc-final-board-57/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 What Fred said is what I was thinking, you´ve got to play 9 from H9x and 9x to avoid being hooked off your KQ9 and protect partner´s stiff KQ The best play of the suit depends on the info opponents know since playing the 9 from H9x is normally costly if we have 5 card suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Double post deleted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I posted a very similar combination a few years back: Suit Combination Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I posted a very similar combination a few years back: Suit Combination Foo at his best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I posted a very similar combination a few years back: Suit CombinationDoesn´t count because you posted it on the wrong forum :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Doesn´t count because you posted it on the wrong forum :PBut you responded anyway (reply #42). :P Of course, the real gem of that thread is reply #26 - possibly the only time Frances has ever written a 3-letter post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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