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(P) - P - (3♥) - 4♦
(P) - 6♦ - AP
You get the ♥Q lead, plan the play.
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Posted 2009-March-14, 01:27
(P) - P - (3♥) - 4♦
(P) - 6♦ - AP
You get the ♥Q lead, plan the play.
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Posted 2009-March-14, 05:08
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wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
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Posted 2009-March-15, 19:36
This would make a good BridgeMaster problem. I'd put it level 3. Incidentally, both declarers went down in 6D on this deal.
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Posted 2009-March-16, 13:33
Actually, this hand feels ok. (I'm so doomed.)
We're missing 18 points. We know RHO has a weak hand with long hearts, likely 7 I guess. So RHO has a little something, strong likelihood of a heart singleton, yet he could not find a 2♠ or 3♠ opener NV.
Ergo, RHO has a decent chance of having at least 4 spades.
If RHO is 47??, then LHO has at least 4 clubs. Ergo, I'll just do my club/heart crossruff.
Do I cash a diamond first? No. LHO likely only had 1 heart, and may have the queen of trumps. If I lead a heart to dummy and the queen appears, I'll throw my spade. EDIT: That way if LHO has all 3 trumps, she can't lead a second round of trumps after ruffing with her queen, dooming the contract
We're missing 18 points. We know RHO has a weak hand with long hearts, likely 7 I guess. So RHO has a little something, strong likelihood of a heart singleton, yet he could not find a 2♠ or 3♠ opener NV.
Ergo, RHO has a decent chance of having at least 4 spades.
If RHO is 47??, then LHO has at least 4 clubs. Ergo, I'll just do my club/heart crossruff.
Do I cash a diamond first? No. LHO likely only had 1 heart, and may have the queen of trumps. If I lead a heart to dummy and the queen appears, I'll throw my spade. EDIT: That way if LHO has all 3 trumps, she can't lead a second round of trumps after ruffing with her queen, dooming the contract
Still decidedly intermediate - don't take my guesses as authoritative.
"gwnn" said:
rule number 1 in efficient forum reading:
hanp does not always mean literally what he writes.
hanp does not always mean literally what he writes.
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Posted 2009-March-16, 19:19
Roger, hackenbush, how about a hint? Does the CA, C-ruff line go down?
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Posted 2009-March-16, 22:20
Cross-ruff lines will succeed, whether drawing 0 or 1 round of trump. RHO has ♦Qx-♣x. Both declarers drew two rounds of trump, which is the trap to avoid on this hand. Then, any time you try to duck a trick, defenders have signalled enough to know to switch to spade to break up the double squeeze.
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Posted 2009-March-17, 07:43
Obviously I was oblivious to squeeze possibilities.
Drawing a round of trump may have worked on the hand in question, but it's a weaker line in general, isn't it?
V
Drawing a round of trump may have worked on the hand in question, but it's a weaker line in general, isn't it?
V
Still decidedly intermediate - don't take my guesses as authoritative.
"gwnn" said:
rule number 1 in efficient forum reading:
hanp does not always mean literally what he writes.
hanp does not always mean literally what he writes.
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