Chamaco Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 AJxQ987x Plenty of entries, you need 4 tricks. Please someone explain why Suitplay gives the following solution (in hidden text) ? Lead 9 to the J. If it holds, run the 8, if not, cash the Ace.This caters for KTxx on the left, but not for KTxx on the right, I do not understand why it is better than finess the T the other way around, with or without cashing Ace first ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42 Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 The interesting original holdings if the J makes the 1. trick were: Kx_______10xxK10______xxxKxx______10xK10x_____xxKxxx_____10K10xx____x You always catch the 10. If the J loses, the original holdings were: x________K10xx10_______Kxxxxx_______K10x10x______Kxx10xx_____Kxxxx______K1010xxx____K (only in this case running the 9 is as good as playing the A in trick 1). By cashing the A next time (2. round in this suit) you deal with every 3-2 distribution and all 4-1 distributions without the stiff K. Running the 9 in trick 1 is not a safety play to my opinion, loses much more often than playing to the J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 i don't quite understand.. someone says running the 9 is best for 4 tricks? seems to me that low toward the jack is... if i *have* to take them all, maybe running the 9 works out, i don't know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotShot Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 Running the 9 you can loose a trick to the 10 and to the K.If you play to the J the 10 will not get the first tricks. If the J holds there is a good chance that LHO holds the K. If LHO has the T too, you will now capture one of them 4 sure.If you loose the 8 to the RHO's T, he had 2 cards, so LHO holds 3 cards und you will catch the K for sure. If the J is taken, you hold AQ to draw from the top, and win 4 tricks if the distribution is 3-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 lead low to the jack. If this holds, run the 9 next. If it loses to the king cash the ace next. The only time you will ever not get 4 tricks with this line is if its stiff king offside. You pickup KTxx on your left, and KTxx on your right (even if they duck with KTxx offside when you lead to the jack, when you are about to run the 9 lho will showout so now you'll play the ace and lead up towards your hand). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdulmage Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 9 towards the J. Let's hope somebody plays the 10 or even trick them in to covering with an honor. If the 9 wins, well, you have to cash the ace now, if it's Kx or K10 doubleton, you are winner, if not, you will still get 4 tricks eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamaco Posted April 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 i don't quite understand.. someone says running the 9 is best for 4 tricks? seems to me that low toward the jack is... if i *have* to take them all, maybe running the 9 works out, i don't know Perhaps I was not clear. Suitplay tells to play the 9 "just in case" LHO covers, but if LHO does not cover, play the J anyways. It does NOT tell to run the 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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