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A Challenge in Dummy Play


luckyloser

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IMHO I think the best plan is to assume rho has long diamonds and the club ace. The bidding would indeed be helpful since only an insane lho would lead a diamond with Qxxx when we have bid and raised diamonds. SO I would win trick 1 run all but 1 spade then play hearts ending in dummy the final 4 cards are !D Jx !C KQ opposite !S2 !Daxx what 4 cards can rho hold onto? if they hold only 2!c and 2!D we yield a dia trick and take the rest while if they hold the stiff !CA and 3 dia we lead the club K and they have to lead away from the Q at trick 12. This lop requires a very plausible rho holding of 3343 or less hearts and more clubs.

 

As Kaitlyn s points out a singleton dia lead is a ton more consistent with an aceless hand

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I was gonna suggest AK+Q and play K from dummy and ruff A when East covers (Which in my experience people do mostly all the time, but it might depend on the bidding which is not given). then follow a small diamond from hand. But upon reading Adam's line I think I like his more.
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