CSGibson Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Finally a play problem. Matchpoints, against middling-good opponents, playing standard carding. [hv=pc=n&s=skjt6hq3dqt753ck2&n=sa842hk75dcaqt987&d=w&v=n&b=12&a=p1cp1sp4cp4sppp&p=das2d9d5s4s7sjsqhth5h4hq]500|440[/hv] What's your line from here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 ruff a diamond, cash ♠A, win ♣K, draw trumps discarding hearts and cash all the clubs I can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewj Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Tbh, it's obvious how you can make the rest and obvious how you can safety play it. Up to you at the table how much you trust clubs to be breaking. I can't tell that sitting here knowing that your opponents are middling-good. My instinct would just to be assume they'd messed up but obviously could be right to safety play it. I mean maybe RHO has a stiff trump so doesn't even consider that you are running the rest, so I guess I would do what Fluffy did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecalm Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Tbh, it's obvious how you can make the rest and obvious how you can safety play it. Not obvious to me at all. How do you play it safely ?It's hard to believe RHO wouldp lay low ♥ without Jxxx of clubs but if I finesse clubs now he will give LHO a ruff and if I draw trumps first I will concede diamond and two hearts.I mean I would probably go for a safety play here if I saw one available. Ok, I see it. You can play for a strip squeeze vs E as he has to discard his last diamond on our last trump if he in fact has Jxxx of clubs and AJx of heart. I think I play for that vs decent players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewj Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Not obvious to me at all. How do you play it safely ?It's hard to believe RHO wouldp lay low ♥ without Jxxx of clubs but if I finesse clubs now he will give LHO a ruff and if I draw trumps first I will concede diamond and two hearts.I mean I would probably go for a safety play here if I saw one available. Ok, I see it. You can play for a strip squeeze vs E as he has to discard his last diamond on our last trump if he in fact has Jxxx of clubs and AJx of heart. I think I play for that vs decent players. Sorry bluecalm, I was being an idiot. Ignore my easy safety play claims...I feel like Fermat But what you say makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 You could cash ♠K then play on clubs, which will be necessary if West has something like Qxx T98x AKJxx x. So you would be relying on him not overcalling on that, as well as East always taking the ♥A when they don't have Jxxx of clubs. I would want to be at the table for this kind of decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSGibson Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I chose Fluffy's line, wound up down 1 after the inevitable 1-4 club split. Nigel's line would have worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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