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kfay

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Here was an interesting hand I played the other day:

 

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LHO led the Q, which you win in dummy.

 

When you lead a small heart off dummy RHO discards an encouraging diamond.

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Frustrating http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif

Opponents (East in particular) should know the closed hand's distribution and after cashing their minor suit tricks, a trump promotion should be on, provided East is on lead.

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From the bidding and play the most likely distribution is that East has 2=0=6=5 and West 5=3=2=3

Anyway if West has only 2 clubs you are not going to make this contract.

Play A, spade ruff with the T (key play) and play a club from the table. Assume West wins, what can he do?

If West returns a trump you can win in hand and ruff your last spade, thanks to your careful spade ruff with the heart ten.

Otherwise the defense comes out on top by returning a low heart for lack of quick entries to hand.

If the defense continues with clubs discard your diamond on the third club to avoid a promotion in clubs.

If West switches to diamond cover as cheaply as possible.

Assuming East has the A and at least one of the lower honors, I see no successful counter for the defense.

 

Rainer Herrmann

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