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Matchpoints. You can double 4♥ if you wish.
You lead ♠6 - 2 - 10 - A.
You duck declarer's ♥K, then win ♥A next time as partner pitches ♠4.
Figuring that shows good clubs, you switch to ♣5 - 9 - 10 - A.
Declarer now leads ♠9. And you?
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Posted 2015-November-15, 16:02
Matchpoints. You can double 4♥ if you wish.
You lead ♠6 - 2 - 10 - A.
You duck declarer's ♥K, then win ♥A next time as partner pitches ♠4.
Figuring that shows good clubs, you switch to ♣5 - 9 - 10 - A.
Declarer now leads ♠9. And you?
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Posted 2015-November-15, 17:15
Pitch a club?
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Posted 2015-November-16, 00:15
shevek, on 2015-November-15, 16:02, said:
You duck declarer's ♥K, then win ♥A next time as partner pitches ♠2.
Figuring that shows good clubs, you switch to ♣5 - 9 - 10 - A.
You showed ♠2 in dummy. Would your partner open 2nd seat unfavorable vul 2♠ on ♠QJTxxx ♥x ♦xx ♣QTxx? I hope not. You have 3 trump tricks, and if ♣K wins, it is down one. The solution seems to be ruff ♠9 and play small club to partner's marked ♣Q. If that wins,down one,if declarer ruffs,partner is 6=1=2=4 and you have to hope partner indeed has the ♦Qx doubleton. If you pitch,you will be endplayed and forced to leads from♥T8 into declarer's ♥J9 at trick 12. You win 2♥ and a diamond, not enough.
At MP I double 100% of time here.
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Posted 2015-November-16, 00:16
Too many trumps ...
While it looks right right to pitch a club, on the actual you have to ruff in, to shorten your trumps.
If declarer is 2-6-4-1 as in this layout, ruffing in does not give declarer a useful pitch.
You make your three natural trump tricks plus a diamond at the end.
If you pitch a club instead, declarer ruffs two clubs then plays ♦A-another, to win the last two tricks with ♥J-9 for +420.
If declarer is 2-6-3-2, you are safe whether you ruff in or not, assuming partner has the ♦Q.
While it looks right right to pitch a club, on the actual you have to ruff in, to shorten your trumps.
If declarer is 2-6-4-1 as in this layout, ruffing in does not give declarer a useful pitch.
You make your three natural trump tricks plus a diamond at the end.
If you pitch a club instead, declarer ruffs two clubs then plays ♦A-another, to win the last two tricks with ♥J-9 for +420.
If declarer is 2-6-3-2, you are safe whether you ruff in or not, assuming partner has the ♦Q.
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Posted 2015-November-16, 00:18
inquiry, on 2015-November-16, 00:15, said:
You showed ♠2 in dummy. Would your partner open 2nd seat unfavorable vul 2♠ on ♠QJTxxx ♥x ♦xx ♣QTxx? I hope not. You have 3 trump tricks, and if ♣K wins, it is down one. The solution seems to be ruff ♠9 and play small club to partner's marked ♣Q. If that wins,down one,if declarer ruffs,partner is 6=1=2=4 and you have to hope partner indeed has the ♦Qx doubleton. If you pitch,you will be endplayed and forced to leads from♥T8 into declarer's ♥J9 at trick 12. You win 2♥ and a diamond, not enough.
At MP I double 100% of time here.
At MP I double 100% of time here.
Yes! Beat me to it.
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