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Hi all

West and EAST cards showed:



West North East South

- Pass 1♣ Pass
1♠ Pass 4♠ Pass
Pass Pass

What is your plan to take 10 tricks or to lose only 3 tricks?


Cheers

Al

Is there a reason we don't see what was lead to trick one? I mean, My plan is to wn the Spade King with ACE and have south drop the spade JAck...if you will let me.

Well, without knowing what the opening lead is, it would appear that a good general plan would be a dummy reversal of sorts by ruffing 3 diamonds in hand, cashing the spade A, pitch 2 hearts on the clubs, and just lose 2 high spades and a diamond.

inquiry, on Nov 20 2006, 08:35 PM, said:

Sorry Ben I forgot to tell, that the lead is ♣9.

Al

bid_em_up, on Nov 20 2006, 11:03 PM, said:

West with ♠10952 is declarer. Dummy has the singleton ♦.

WIN CLUB ACE, LEAD DIAMOND 10.
(PROB THIS IS DUCKED TO LHO, BUT DOESNT MATTER)
IS RHO OPP WINS AND LEADS A HEART LET IT RUN. WIN RETURN IN HAND AND RUFF A DIAMOND. LOW CLUB TO HAND AND LEAD SPADE PLANNING TO FINESSE THE QUEEN(UNLESS SPADES ARE KJ DOUBLETON IN LHO YOU WILL LOSE A SPADE NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO SO IT DOESNT MATTER WHETHER THE FINESSE WINS OR LOSES) WIN RETURN AND CASH THE A OF SPADES. LEAD HIGH CLUBS EITHER PITCHING HEART OR DIAMONDS DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE HEART AT TRICK 3(MAYBE).
LOSE 1S, 1H, AND 1D (OR 2D AND NO HEART).

I think I have to decide immediately what club holding to play West for.
According to the opponent's carding conventions, can the C9 be something else than singleton or doubleton?

If I believe West is short in clubs, I take the first trick with the CQ in hand and run the ST, relying on the HK onside and the trumps 3-2 with only one loser.
Otherwise, I play a round of diamonds to set-up a flexible cross-ruff position.

xx1943, on Nov 21 2006, 12:47 AM, said:

♣Q. ♠ to Q.

Suppose it loses:
A. They switch to ♥ (before or after taking their ♦ trick)
Let it run to your Q. If this loses to the K, play ♥ to A when you have regained the lead. Now play the ♠T and make the decision.
B. They continue ♣ or ♦
Play the ♠A and continue ♣, discarding ♥.

If it wins, play the ♠A and continue ♣, discarding ♥

So basically the plan is to loose one ♦ and two ♠ or to loose one ♦, one ♥ and one ♠...

Steven

♣A, then ♦ I will play ♣Q and a ♠ to ♠Q next.

This is the complete deal



West North East South

- Pass 1♣ Pass
1♠ Pass 4♠ Pass
Pass Pass


After going -1 I had the bad feeling, that my play was suboptimal.
I tried the ♠-finesse to the 2. trick. I hoped West having Kx or Kxx in ♠s.
this chance is about 34%.

I'm wondering if there is a line with greater percentage for success.
My stomach says there must be one.

Deep finesse tells: EW can make 3♠. lol

Cheers

Al