Many ways to play and defend this hand

[xx1943]

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This hand came up in a BB-Robot-tourney. I got 100% for making 4♥ against terrible defense by the Gibs.

 

I'm wondering, if you can make 4♥ against perfect defense.

 

Another question: What is the best plan to play after lead of ♦Q. Is there more than the 50% chance (Playing West for ♠A)?

[whereagles]

Click the "GIB" button. It's a double dummy solver and it shows that contract goes 1 down on spot card heart lead.

[xx1943]

@Whereeagles. Nice tool that GIB-button. But how the defense will continue to beat declarer?

[Antrax]

You can use the "play" button in conjunction with the "GIB" button to get an answer. I think it's cool if E plays his ♥9 on the first trick declarer can prevail.

[xx1943]

OK; I learned a lot about this nice feature in the BBO-software using GIB PLAY and NEXT Buttons. I didn't know this feature before. But I understand many looks and few replies.

 

I posted this hand in the hope to have a discussion the hand could be played.

I found it very interesting, that West must not lead ♥10 and more interesting to see what happened, if West plays ♥9 instaed of small to trick #1.

In the end there are a lot of nice situations concerning trumps and/or endplay in spades.

 

Now I have 2 questions:

1) How do you play the hand, if you cannot see the E_W-cards, after the "normal" lead of ♦Q?

2) Why is the hand advertised in the BBO-news? Who did this for what reason?

 

Many thanks for answers

 

Al

[diana_eva]

 

2) Why is the hand advertised in the BBO-news? Who did this for what reason?

 

 

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