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You bid (fabulously!) to 7♠.
A heart is led. You win the Ace and cash the Ace of trump. RHO shows out.
How do you play?
Fred Gitelman
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Posted 2007-December-21, 13:43
You bid (fabulously!) to 7♠.
A heart is led. You win the Ace and cash the Ace of trump. RHO shows out.
How do you play?
Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com
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Posted 2007-December-21, 13:56
I'm going to assume W is 5233 with the club Q, because I'm stupid and can't figure out how to make this if this isn't true. I'm assuming E would've bid something with 8 hearts.
I play the spade Q and a spade to dummy's J over W's 9.
Then I cash 3 rounds of diamonds. I play a fourth diamond; if W ruffs the fourth round, it's over, so he pitches a club (irrelevant what he pitches). I pitch dummy's heart.
I play small to dummy's club J, then back to my K. Now I play my last diamond, which gives west no response.
I play the spade Q and a spade to dummy's J over W's 9.
Then I cash 3 rounds of diamonds. I play a fourth diamond; if W ruffs the fourth round, it's over, so he pitches a club (irrelevant what he pitches). I pitch dummy's heart.
I play small to dummy's club J, then back to my K. Now I play my last diamond, which gives west no response.
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Posted 2007-December-21, 14:06
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Posted 2007-December-21, 14:10
Apollo81, on Dec 21 2007, 03:06 PM, said:
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Oh, neat. Didn't see that I could do that thing first.
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Posted 2007-December-21, 19:01
I think you also can make if West in dealt with only 2 cards in Club with the Queen.
After 3 rounds of trumps, I cross in my hand with in Diamonds and finesse the Queen in Club now. Then I cash the Ace of Club and now run the Diamond.
If West ruffs I draw the last trump and cross in close hand with a Club to the King to make the last Diamond.
If West refused to ruff, I discard a Heart and play my last Diamond.
If he refuses to ruff again I discard the Club from dummy
It is important to start with the Clubs otherwise West could refuse to ruff the Diamond and discard his Clubs instead...
After 3 rounds of trumps, I cross in my hand with in Diamonds and finesse the Queen in Club now. Then I cash the Ace of Club and now run the Diamond.
If West ruffs I draw the last trump and cross in close hand with a Club to the King to make the last Diamond.
If West refused to ruff, I discard a Heart and play my last Diamond.
If he refuses to ruff again I discard the Club from dummy
It is important to start with the Clubs otherwise West could refuse to ruff the Diamond and discard his Clubs instead...
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Posted 2007-December-23, 02:52
I was thinking long about playing low spade at trick 3 keeping spade queen in hand, but I finally dropped it becuase it blocks the trumps when LHO latter ruffs a diamond.
Best I think is ♣J, then ♣A and then diamonds.
I think it will do just as good as Noble's line.
Best I think is ♣J, then ♣A and then diamonds.
I think it will do just as good as Noble's line.
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