Bbradley62 Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 [hv=lin=pn|Kejanli,~~M13009,~~M13007,~~M13008|st%7C%7Cmd%7C4S8H578D49TQKC6JQA%2CS235AH4TJQD358C3T%2CS67QKH69D26AC478K%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%206%7Csv%7Ce%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C1N%7Can%7Cnotrump%20opener.%20Could%20have%205M.%20--%202-5%20C%3B%202-5%20D%3B%202-5%20H%3B%202-5%20S%3B%2015-17%20HCP%3B%2018-%20total%20points%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2C%7Can%7CStayman%20--%20%20%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2D%7Can%7CNo%20major%20suits%20--%202-5%20C%3B%202-5%20D%3B%202-3%20H%3B%202-3%20S%3B%2015-17%20HCP%3B%2018-%20total%20points%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C3N%7Can%7C16-%20HCP%3B%2010%2B%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CST%7C]360|270[/hv]I'm sure that West had trouble simulating hands for South, but if South's small club were a small spade he'd still have 5 diamond tricks and 4 club tricks, so West should be perfectly happy to cash ♠A at Trick 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan2008 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 I understand this lol. Because south opens 1nt, so GIB assumes he has at least 2 spades. As north discards a C on the 4th heart, west "thinks" south has no way to discard his "second" S, so he plays a dia on trick 5. Gib is greedy, that is true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbradley62 Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Another one, from matchpoints EFAF...[hv=lin=pn|~~M28443,nuricerid,jonnanoer,hueybluey|st%7C%7Cmd%7C3S2589TH48QAD8C49A%2CSQH59D359TJQAC38J%2CS47JKH2367JDKC256%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%201%7Csv%7Co%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C1D%7Cmb%7C1H%7Cmb%7C3C%7Cmb%7C3H%7Cmb%7C4C%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C5D%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cmc%7C11%7C]360|270[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloa513 Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 [/hv]I'm sure that West had trouble simulating hands for South, but if South's small club were a small spade he'd still have 5 diamond tricks and 4 club tricks, so West should be perfectly happy to cash ♠A at Trick 5.Does not compute - I can't hold the ace of spades if South has 15 plus HCP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbradley62 Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Does not compute - I can't hold the ace of spades if South has 15 plus HCP.What are you talking about? West wins Trick #4, which is four tricks for his side. He is looking at the ♠A in his hand. He just needs to put it on the table for Trick 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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