Another interesting hand

[Zloty]

Hello,

 

South plays 4 ♠ west leads trump

 

 

http://cjoint.com/?CIblOW4Ks7B

 

Any solution?

 

Zloty

[PhilKing]

I haven't double dummied it, but it looks like it's to do with East being able to rise with a heart only twice (the reason I solved it quickly was by examining the title of the hand - you have to break the heart communication).

 

Basically, you set about a non-material dummy reversal (you do not have enough entries to complete it). Whenever East rises with a heart honour, you ruff, but if he plays low you duck, so the play might go:

 

1 Win the ♠A

2 A♥

3 heart - East rises with the king so you ruff high

4 ♠ to dummy

5 heart - East plays low and you pitch a diamond

6 spade by West, won on table

7 ruff a heart

8 ♦ ace

9 ♦

 

Now West can cash his long spade, but you just throw a club and claim. If he exits a club without cashing the spade, you play your winning diamond.

[Zloty]

I haven't double dummied it, but it looks like it's to do with East being able to rise with a heart only twice (the reason I solved it quickly was by examining the title of the hand - you have to break the heart communication).

 

Basically, you set about a non-material dummy reversal (you do not have enough entries to complete it). Whenever East rises with a heart honour, you ruff, but if he plays low you duck, so the play might go:

 

1 Win the ♠A

2 A♥

3 heart - East rises with the king so you ruff high

4 ♠ to dummy

5 heart - East plays low and you pitch a diamond

6 spade by West, won on table

7 ruff a heart

8 ♦ ace

9 ♦

 

Yes very well played.

 

Zloty

 

Now West can cash his long spade, but you just throw a club and claim. If he exits a club without cashing the spade, you play your winning diamond.

[nige1]

I haven't double dummied it, but it looks like it's to do with East being able to rise with a heart only twice (the reason I solved it quickly was by examining the title of the hand - you have to break the heart communication).

 

Basically, you set about a non-material dummy reversal (you do not have enough entries to complete it). Whenever East rises with a heart honour, you ruff, but if he plays low you duck, so the play might go:

 

1 Win the ♠A

2 A♥

3 heart - East rises with the king so you ruff high

4 ♠ to dummy

5 heart - East plays low and you pitch a diamond

6 spade by West, won on table

7 ruff a heart

8 ♦ ace

9 ♦

 

Now West can cash his long spade, but you just throw a club and claim. If he exits a club without cashing the spade, you play your winning diamond.

Good stuff, PhilKing! A simlilar dummy-reversal, elimination, and avoidance theme to the other Commander Pawle Problem that Zloty posted

[PhilKing]

Good stuff, PhilKing! A simlilar dummy-reversal, elimination, and avoidance theme to the other Commander Pawle Problem that Zloty posted

 

Yeah, it's the same technique. I guess it should have a proper name - how about partial avoidance?

[Zloty]

Yeah, it's the same technique. I guess it should have a proper name - how about partial avoidance?

 

The proper name is already given before as "and eating it"

[PhilKing]

The proper name is already given before as "and eating it"

 

That gave me indigestion.

[Zloty]

I'm totally ok to adopt "partial avoidance", provided that the chinese cook agrees."And eating it" is already on BBO.

 

http://cjoint.com/?CIcstgxj3JD

[Zloty]

I haven't double dummied it, but it looks like it's to do with East being able to rise with a heart only twice (the reason I solved it quickly was by examining the title of the hand - you have to break the heart communication).

 

Basically, you set about a non-material dummy reversal (you do not have enough entries to complete it). Whenever East rises with a heart honour, you ruff, but if he plays low you duck, so the play might go:

 

1 Win the ♠A

2 A♥

3 heart - East rises with the king so you ruff high

4 ♠ to dummy

5 heart - East plays low and you pitch a diamond

6 spade by West, won on table

7 ruff a heart

8 ♦ ace

9 ♦

 

Now West can cash his long spade, but you just throw a club and claim. If he exits a club without cashing the spade, you play your winning diamond.

 

Re,

 

Point 6. instead of spade by west if he plays another card (for example J ♥?