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suit combination let me know if I should stop posting :)
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Posted 2005-October-11, 22:28
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2005-October-11, 22:36
Of course Justin is right, but notice that the difference is tiny, both two holdings.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2005-October-11, 23:12
Keep them coming. They are good to think about and to remind me of how little I know about this game. 
"And no matter what methods you play, it is essential, for anyone aspiring to learn to be a good player, to learn the importance of bidding shape properly. MikeH
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"100% certain that many excellent players would disagree. This is far more about style/judgment than right vs. wrong." Fred
"Hysterical Raisins again - this time on the World stage, not just the ACBL" mycroft
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Posted 2005-October-12, 07:31
Here is a longer explanation of what Justin wrote:
There are two different strategies that are pretty close:
1) Play a low club to the queen, then cash the ace.
2) Lead the jack, if it gets covered win the ace. When the 9 or 10 drops on the offside, later play low to the 8.
Line (1) does better when the stiff king is onside, or when Kx is onside and 109 if offside.
Line (2) does better when there is a stiff 9 or 10 offside. This is slightly worse because any given 2-2 distribution is slightly more likely than any given 3-1 distribution.
However, line (2) loses only one trick if K109x is onside, while line (1) loses 2 tricks. So if you are playing for overtricks, line (2) is significantly better.
There are two different strategies that are pretty close:
1) Play a low club to the queen, then cash the ace.
2) Lead the jack, if it gets covered win the ace. When the 9 or 10 drops on the offside, later play low to the 8.
Line (1) does better when the stiff king is onside, or when Kx is onside and 109 if offside.
Line (2) does better when there is a stiff 9 or 10 offside. This is slightly worse because any given 2-2 distribution is slightly more likely than any given 3-1 distribution.
However, line (2) loses only one trick if K109x is onside, while line (1) loses 2 tricks. So if you are playing for overtricks, line (2) is significantly better.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
- hrothgar
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