eagles123 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 [hv=pc=n&s=sq94hq6dkqt62c982&n=sa85hakj3dj974cj6&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=ppp1cp1dp2dppp]266|200|my partner misbid with 1c opener[/hv] T of hearts lead low low Qqueen of diamonds ace small small 3 of spades who to play for K of spade? thanks Eagles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I don't understand - this seems like a trick question. Obviously I rise ace and claim 10 tricks. If I run the spade to the queen successfully, I still only have 10 tricks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 This problem does not make sense at all. 10 tricks. You have 10 tricks or 9. Take 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagles123 Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Ok I had a shocker here but hog pls stop stalking me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Ok I had a shocker here but hog pls stop stalking me Don't flatter yourself. You posted, you wanted comments, you got them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Well, if the situation were different, I would say RHO seems to have the ♠K. Why? Because LHO played like a man with ♣AQ, desperately wanting his pard to push a club through. Since he also has ♦A, he can't have ♠K (13 HCP). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagles123 Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Don't flatter yourself. You posted, you wanted comments, you got them. Lol hog anything I post u jump on what exactly is your problem with me? Yes I had a mare on this hand and deserve derision but it seems every damn post I make ur out to have a go and I'm getting quite fed up with it. I come on here to learn and improve not to have some nobody stalk me for any mistakes I might make. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jogs Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I can count only 9 tricks by going up with the ace.1 spade, 4 hearts, and 4 diamonds.If RHO has the king, there are still only 9 tricks. So what happened? Was the field in 1NT+1 for 120?110 was a poor result? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 The club ruff is your tenth trick (5 diamonds if you like). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 If this forum actually had moderators, the hog would have been banned years ago... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 If this forum actually had moderators, the hog would have been banned years ago... And if fatuous posts were banned you would zero posts on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 And if fatuous posts were banned you would zero posts on this site.So why have you upvoted some of those fatuous posts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomSac Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 If this forum actually had moderators, the hog would have been banned years ago... yeah this obviously. And I say that as someone who hates over moderating and would much rather have almost none. Eagles don't take it personally, he has been on this forum from the very beginning and has always been bitter and hateful. This includes towards many of the forum regulars, including (perhaps especially) me. If it is bothersome just put him in ignore you won't miss much. Otherwise I recommend just not responding to his posts, anyone who spends this long on a forum only to out everyone down must enjoy it when people get upset with them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonbarge Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 [hv=pc=n&s=sq94hq6dkqt62c982&n=sa85hakj3dj974cj6&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=ppp1cp1dp2dppp]266|200|my partner misbid with 1c opener[/hv] T of hearts lead low low Qqueen of diamonds ace small small 3 of spades who to play for K of spade? thanks Eagles Not the right question. The question is, what will your partner say when East takes his ♠K and returns a heart for a ruff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wank Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 The question is, what will your partner say when East takes his ♠K and returns a heart for a ruff? oh dear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomSac Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 I find these mirages quite interesting from a psychological view, obviously without the SQ eagles (and others) would not have this blind spot. There are lots of situations like that and you see it even at the very highest levels, some unnecessary card clouds your thinking and gets you away from the point. Not trying to pick on you eagles, this kind of thing happens pretty frequently and it's just interesting to me. When I read the hand I was thinking for quite a while about things (like would he shift from the SK?!) instead of seeing the obvious. Though I blame you because when it's set as a problem it's even easier to fall into that trap :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Mirages are inevitable because we humans work with pattern recognition. A suit of Axx Qxx triggers our "low to the queen" alarm more rapidly than the "how can I discard the small xx's?" one. Switch it to Axx xxx and only alarm that sounds is the "how can I discard" one :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daffydoc Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 the title interests me - not the hand - on club leads most good defenders would hold this hand to 90 if 44 or down 1 if 53. The thought that IMPS is pure bridge is Ok in that you bid all games and slams and just make your contract. But does anyone question that MP is the MUCH harder game? daffydoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Mirages are inevitable because we humans work with pattern recognition. A suit of Axx Qxx triggers our "low to the queen" alarm more rapidly than the "how can I discard the small xx's?" one. Switch it to Axx xxx and only alarm that sounds is the "how can I discard" one :)Well, if they had advanced 2 club tricks it would also be more obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Don't worry about being called idiotic by The_Hog, it has happened to pretty much every sensible poster here. http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/21208-juniors-champs/page__view__findpost__p__220555 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Ah, memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomSac Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/21208-juniors-champs/page__view__findpost__p__220555 Han was such an elite poster lol. Literally loled (but did not roll on floor) from his last post. If they had rep back then I think he would be number one by a mile. On a more serious note the hog did pm me about this thread and my comment, and after a reasonable discussion chose to edit out the nasty part of his post. I thought that was pretty decent of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Most decent. We are in the fourth dimension now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Hey, this thread made it to the BBO news! What a GREAT advertisement for the forum! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Hey, this thread made it to the BBO news! What a GREAT advertisement for the forum! http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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