straube Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 KJTxxxxx A x Axx vs AKKxxxxKQJxxx I'm thinking spades because the HA is going to get knocked out and we haven't the entries to ruff out a spade to ensure against a 3-1 spade break. Are the slams equivalent as far as safety goes? I.e. you can always draw trump (in a club slam) ending in dummy (having unblocked spades) and then see if spades run. I suppose you might undertrick worse in a club slam when they don't. What do others think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahydra Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I'm thinking I'd rather just play 4S. But yes, on say D lead to A followed by heart switch, you can't ruff a spade. In a spade slam you can draw trumps before running clubs. If spades are 4-0 and clubs 3-1, then in a club slam you might go loads off whereas in spades you'd just be one off. Goes to show, the adage of "what do you call an 8-card suit?" is probably right :) ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Don't you have another entry if clubs split 22? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillPatch Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Don't you have another entry if clubs split 22?Only if you take the second club in dummy which only works on the 40% chance of 2-2 clubs, an inferior line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Only if you take the second club in dummy which only works on the 40% chance of 2-2 clubs, an inferior line.If clubs split 31 you still make if spades split 22 if rho has 3 clubs. 6S requires 22 spades. 6 requires 22 clubs or a specific 31 clubs or even 40 if spades 22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straube Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 If clubs split 31 you still make if spades split 22 if rho has 3 clubs. 6S requires 22 spades. 6 requires 22 clubs or a specific 31 clubs or even 40 if spades 22. Seems right to me. So SA. CK. CA. SK. Etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Seems right to me. So SA. CK. CA. SK. Etc.Yes. And, you might drop stiff Queen. The 40 clubs is a problem, though. But, that might be fatal to 6S also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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