Mbodell Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 [hv=pc=n&s=sa6h872dq8caqjt94&n=sq752hatdkjt54c83&d=w&v=n&b=12&a=ppp2c(10-15%20hcp%2C%206+%21C%2C%20no%205M)2hd(takeout)p3cppp]266|200[/hv] Here are the first few tricks: ♦9 4 A Q♦2 8 6 T♣8 2 4 K♥K T Q 2♥4 A J 7 What's your plan now, and do you agree with declarer play so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSGibson Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 [hv=pc=n&s=sa6h872dq8caqjt94&n=sq752hatdkjt54c83&d=w&v=n&b=12&a=ppp2c(10-15%20hcp%2C%206+%21C%2C%20no%205M)2hd(takeout)p3cppp]266|200[/hv] Here are the first few tricks: ♦9 4 A Q♦2 8 6 T♣8 2 4 K♥K T Q 2♥4 A J 7 What's your plan now, and do you agree with declarer play so far. I'm going to play for the strip squeeze, running trump, keeping the 8 of hearts, Ax in spades opposite Qx. I think lefty has both the 9 of hearts and the K of spades - the K of spades based on the diamond spot returned by RHO. Oh, and the declarer play looks fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 I have five clubs, one diamond and two aces. Why did I finesse clubs at T3 and not set up a heart ruff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSGibson Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 I have five clubs, one diamond and two aces. Why did I finesse clubs at T3 and not set up a heart ruff? Because the strip squeeze is fun to pull off? In all seriousness, good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbodell Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 For the hand results see hand 6 here. I had inconsistent thoughts on this hand. I wasn't sure how I'd get to hand after playing on hearts early, and I was a little afraid that if I played ♥A and a ♥ that E would win, play a diamond through and even if I ruff and now ruff a heart, S would over ruff, play another diamond through for an over ruff and now there is a spade loser for down 1. But the ♣8 means only one of the two can over ruff safely. Once I took the line I did (running the ♣8 was costly to lose on the heart), and was on the board winning the ♥A I stopped to reassess what I knew about the hand and overly discounted W having 6 hearts because W didn't open 2♥. So I crossed to the ♠A and ruffed the ♥8 but was overruffed and now on the diamond back I had to hope for the unlikely 3-3 diamond split or W with no trump and pitch the spade 6. But indeed the strip squeeze does work (as long as I can count N hand accurately and play him for 3=6=2=2). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3ntmk Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 I play spade 2 to spade Ace ,and heart 8 to dummy ruff ,then diamond to discard spade 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 counting tricks 5c 1d 1h 1s need one more that can come from the club finesse the spade A and a spade toward the Q with luck Q will hold if W started with the K. to me by far the best is heartA followed by low heart we intend to ruff the 3rd heart with the club8 and that will bring us to 9 tricks via 6 clubs 1d and 2M aces. If rho wins the 2nd heart and returns a dia we toss our spade loserif rho wins 2nd heart and returns a trump we hop with the A andlead our 3rd heart to ruff with the 8. Form there its lights out forthe defense. just embellishing on Phils comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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