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BBF vs JEC, Sat October 8 at 2PM EDT (8PM CET)


diana_eva

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I am, I just got out of a long postmortem with my partner :-)

 

Quite some time was spent on discussing the defense to board 16: I should probably lead a club, but after the diamond lead, was I correct to rise with the heart jack at trick two? Are there layouts (with partner holding the stiff heart 9) where not rising would cost a trick?

 

A few others:

How good is 4S on board 7? (regardless I'm probably worth a direct 2S)

Did I take all my chances on board 17?

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16. I watched this and have a lot of sympathy for popping. You don't need partner to have stiff 9. If declarer has AK9xxx you lose a heart trick by ducking. I do not have any sympathy when you hopped sK from Kxxx when your pard had AJ.

 

7. I think this is a WTP 2S call but your partner might have tried 3D anyway.

 

17. Tough hand but your line seems ok. On balance I'd drop the DJ to retain a tenace against RHO. Note that your teammates failed to play bridge on this one.

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Indeed, I failed to play second hand low quite a few times.

 

How can unblocking the DJ ever help?

 

Because there are layouts where RHO has the heart tops and you can end play her. You don't have a dummy entry after unblocking the club so it's not like you are untangling the diamonds anyway. I suppose there's a stepping stone possibly. All this is largely academic but it's a good priciple to keep in mind.

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On 16 your J didn't actually cost - e.g. if your partner returns a high diamond, you'll stay ahead in the trump shortening game.

If your first double was exactly 4 spades, then partner should see that cashing a club can't be necessary - and it might help declarer elope with his small trumps.

Because there are layouts where RHO has the heart tops and you can end play her.

In those layouts, you can always overtake J in the endgame and then exit with a low diamond?

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