baraka Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Talking of cheating… Here’s a good one, but I don’t know if anything can be done about it. ♠AQ83♥6♦KJ985♣T32 ♠K75♥A32♦AQ42♣AK8 West leads ♠J, East shows out and declarer takes the K. It’s clear that West has T9642 left and that 2 spade finesses will give you 12 tricks and that is that. But being the last hand of a speedball round with plenty of time left, why would declarer play all the diamond tricks first, ending in dummy, slowwwly, 1 trick every 10-15 seconds ? Clearly to let the time run out ! Better yet, why not claim, explaining the obvious finesses or still do the finesses first ? This is clearly a case of a declarer that has absolutely no clue as to how to fulfill that contract. Time runs out, obviously, before the hand is done and the director declares the contract as fulfilled without regard to the fact that it was declarer that stalled the play. It seems to me as a clear case of cheating. ‘I don’t know how to do it but if it can be done, director, with his superior knowledge, will figure it out, and if it can be done, he will give it to me’. It’s all very fine that the director declares a contract a success or a failure when time runs out, but shouldn’t he look a little more closely at the obvious stalling by both declarers or defenders ? BBO should be able to do better about that ! It’s infuriating when this happens ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
661_Pete Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Talking of cheating… Here’s a good one, but I don’t know if anything can be done about it.You forgot to say what the contract is, but I'm guessing 6NT. Or was it 7NT - which would give declarer a motive....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baraka Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 You forgot to say what the contract is, but I'm guessing 6NT. Or was it 7NT - which would give declarer a motive....? Sorry... 6NT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 ♠AQ83♥6♦KJ985♣T32 ♠K75♥A32♦AQ42♣AK8Hah! On lead against 6NT, and the only way to let it through is to lead from JT9xxx. Funny story. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baraka Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Hah! On lead against 6NT, and the only way to let it through is to lead from JT9xxx. Funny story. And what is your point in saying it's a funny story ? What constructive comment do you mean to add ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 And what is your point in saying it's a funny story ? What constructive comment do you mean to add ?I think the point is that it's ironic that he made the only lead that would allow the slam to make, then complains that the player used nefarious means to achieve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 I think the point is that it's ironic that he made the only lead that would allow the slam to make, then complains that the player used nefarious means to achieve it.This was only a minority consideration. Mostly I was just amused that such a safe looking lead is actually the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baraka Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Since some are courious, here's the leader's hand... ♠JT9642♥KJT8♦-♣J75 It is in fact the only lead that give's the contract away, but I'm not going to put the boxing gloves on and pick a fight with my partner. I would have lead the same thing. But I still think that the declarer was clueless and that the director could'nt have cared less ! I think it's the second part that annoys me the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 It is in fact the only lead that give's the contract away, but I'm not going to put the boxing gloves on and pick a fight with my partner. I would have lead the same thing.Yep, I'll bet it was very common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 I would have lead the same thing. I would even have led it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1eyedjack Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 I would even have led it.Plumbing the depths, now, are we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baraka Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 Now the funny part ... 1 4♥N-5 250 100.00%1 7NN-2 100 96.43%1 6♦N-1 50 89.29%2 6NN-1 50 89.29%1 PASS 0 82.14%1 4♥xE-1 -200 78.57%6 3NN+2 -460 66.07%10 3NN+3 -490 35.71%1 5NN+1 -490 35.71%1 3NN+4 -520 14.29%1 3♦E-7 -700 10.71%1 6♦N= -920 7.14%2 6NN= -990 1.79% Ya ! That's it ! Dead last !!! For all practical purposes, those in slam don't make it, those not do !!! What a funny world !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Heh, I am not sure which is funnier between 1 4♥N-5 250 100.00%1 PASS 0 82.14%1 3♦E-7 -700 10.71% http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Plumbing the depths, now, are we? I really find it irritating; surely it is not just a typo every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinidad Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 I really find it irritating; surely it is not just a typo every time.Of cause its not a typo. No reason to get irita... annoiyi... p.o.'d. Ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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