gareth Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 [hv=pc=n&s=skhaq742da2cajt42&n=sa972hk6dkqt843c9&d=n&v=0&b=1&a=1dp1hp1sp2cp2dp3cp3hp4dp4hppp]266|200[/hv] IMPS. D6 lead, 8 from dummy, RHO follows with 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Win the Ace. ♣A, club ruff. ♥K, spade to the King. ♥AQ and a diamond. Except when hearts are 5-1 or 6-0 (or other freak accidents like clubs 6-1) this line makes all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 ♦2, ♥K-Q-A, ♦A also seems to work on normal breaks, using the ♠A as a late entry for thd diamonds. The question is whether there is a line to make when hearts break 5-1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 ♦2, ♥K-Q-A, ♦A also seems to work on normal breaks, using the ♠A as a late entry for thd diamonds. The question is whether there is a line to make when hearts break 5-1... Really? What are you going to do when hearts and diamonds break badly and the ♦A is not ruffed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Really? What are you going to do when hearts and diamonds break badly and the ♦A is not ruffed?Trumps are 4-2 and we have played 3 rounds with 2 remaining in hand. Diamonds run since they broke at worst 4-1. We have control in both black suits. So we play a 4th round of trumps, win the (club) return and have the ♠A to enjoy the diamonds. If trumps are 5-1 this line does not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 At the table, I'm pretty sure I'd play the same as Zelandakh. If the ♦A isn't ruffed, then just give up a trump and claim. FWIW, RHO's failure to stick in the curse is a very odd play (assuming the lead is a singleton). If RHO would have covered, then the hand converts to NT - ♦A, three trump, ♦K, ruff diamond, concede trump and claim. Lines that involved ruffing spades in hand and clubs on the board (with the ♥K too) might cater to 5-1 hearts, but it runs into problems on mundane layouts like trumps splitting and spades 5-3. There might be some newspaper lines that cater to odd layouts (trying a 2nd diamond at T2 for instance), but they look inferior to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Trumps are 4-2 and we have played 3 rounds with 2 remaining in hand. Diamonds run since they broke at worst 4-1. We have control in both black suits. So we play a 4th round of trumps, win the (club) return and have the ♠A to enjoy the diamonds. If trumps are 5-1 this line does not work. Oops. I didn't see that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Win the ace and play three top hearts. Then: - If trumps aren't 5-1, cash ♠K and concede a heart. I have four hearts, two spades, three diamonds and one club. - If hearts are 5-1, I have to play for the diamonds to be good (either by playing for them to be 3-2, or by finessing against LHO's jack). Lead a fourth heart. If they play back a spade, win and play the last trump; if they play back a diamond, win in dummy and play another top diamond, with the spade as a re-entry; if they play back a low club through the ace, play low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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