joker_gib Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 [hv=d=s&n=s97hk103da872cj943&s=sa5haq6542dkq5c87]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] Bidding : 1♥ (2♠)* 3♥ (3♠)**4♥ * : Preempt with 6♠** : Competitive Lead : ♣A (for east ♣6) , ♣2 for east ♣10 who now plays ♣K ! How do you play ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatrix45 Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 :( I hate these opponents. Why can't they just lead their suit? I am a total fish, so I buy the idea of a club ruff. A 3-3 diamond break and the 2-2 heart break are the same hand. Looks like there are more possibilities for 3-1 hearts and 4-2 diamonds. Absolutely no squeeze. I think my best chance is to ruff with the heart ace, play the heart queen, and finesse the heart 10, playing LHO for 6-3-2-2 distribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgr Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 From East's lead we know he has a doubleton ♣. East is:6=3=2=2or 6=2=3=2or6=1=4=2If the distribution is 6=1=4=2 then we can't win. In first 2 cases we win if we ruff with ♥A, play ♥ Q and finesse ♥. Either the finesse wins or our ♠ looser goes on the 4th ♦ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Ruff with ♥A, ♥Q, ♥K, and lead ♣J for a ruffing finesse. Arend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker_gib Posted June 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Ruff with ♥A, ♥Q, ♥K, and lead ♣J for a ruffing finesse. Arend When you play the ♣J, this is the last ♣ from dummy so there is no ruffing finesse !? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Ruff with ♥A, ♥Q, ♥K, and lead ♣J for a ruffing finesse. Arend When you play the ♣J, this is the last ♣ from dummy so there is no ruffing finesse !? Oops haven't had coffee yet... :( Arendb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMetsch Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Ruff high, play K, Q and a small diamond. If diamonds break, then hearts break also. If west shows out on the 3rd round of diamonds, then hearts are 3-1. Either he discards and you can finesse the hearts or he trumps and then you can draw trumps and pitch a spade on the diamond ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker_gib Posted June 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Oops haven't had coffee yet... :o Arendb Yes, Arend, coffee will be a better start !! :( :) Alain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker_gib Posted June 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Ruff high, play K, Q and a small diamond. If diamonds break, then hearts break also. If west shows out on the 3rd round of diamonds, then hearts are 3-1. Either he discards and you can finesse the hearts or he trumps and then you can draw trumps and pitch a spade on the diamond ace. OK, if you have 2 diamond aces because after small ♦ to the ace (I suppose), I think that the ace is in the deck ! :( Alain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker_gib Posted June 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Ruff high, play K, Q and a small diamond. If diamonds break, then hearts break also. If west shows out on the 3rd round of diamonds, then hearts are 3-1. Either he discards and you can finesse the hearts or he trumps and then you can draw trumps and pitch a spade on the diamond ace. OK, if you have 2 diamond aces because after small ♦ to the ace (I suppose), I think that the ace is in the deck ! :o Alain Sorry, cancel this post, I misread ! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgr Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Ruff high, play K, Q and a small diamond. If diamonds break, then hearts break also. If west shows out on the 3rd round of diamonds, then hearts are 3-1. Either he discards and you can finesse the hearts or he trumps and then you can draw trumps and pitch a spade on the diamond ace.You still loose if West has 6=1=4=2 distribution, same chances as ruff high, play high ♥ and finesse ♥? ... and if West has 6=1=4=2 distribution and you take the finesse ♥ line: If the finesse looses, you never know that East returns a ♦ (I agree that the probability is very very low :( ). This would lead to: [hv=n=s9hda87cj&w=skqhdjt9c&e=sjtxhdxcq&s=sa5h2dq5c]399|300|[/hv] First squeezing West out of ♠, later squeeze East in ♠ and ♣ ... you never know :o . It would cancel out all the bad results of the evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Ruff with the ♥A and confirm doubleton ♣. If West has 3♦ we are home, so we muist assume he has only 2. That leaves him with 3♥, ,so play ♥Q+ ♥ fienese against West. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMetsch Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 same chances as ruff high, play high ♥ and finesse ♥?The discovery play in diamonds will yield 11 tricks if diamonds are 3-3 and hearts are 2-2. If you take the heart finesse first and it loose you only make 10 tricks. No play will work, if west has 6=1=4=2, then I loose 2 clubs and 2 hearts. The squeeze will be for 1 down instead of 2 down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker_gib Posted June 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 This is in fact a safety play based on the simple count of the hand ! Ruff with ♥Q then play ♥A and ♥ to the 10 when west play low ! If east makes his ♥jack (♥ 2-2) then diamonds are 3-3 because east is known to have 3♠ and 5♣ ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 weeeee! I guessed one :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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