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Find the Diam Q Hint: Do the math

#1 User is offline   ONEferBRID 

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Posted 2009-August-29, 08:40

Here's an interesting hand ( IMO ) from one of today's
newspaper columns:

South North
1NT 3NT

North
K J T
J 3
K 9 8 5 4
K 7 2

South
A Q 2
8 6 5
A J T 6 3
A 3

Surprisingly, West leads the Cl 4.
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Posted 2009-August-29, 09:51

I play the ♣K at trick 1.

Then the♠10 to the ace, and the ♠2 to the jack. Then the ♠K.

I will believe the signal East sends to his partner at trick one; a low indicating a four card-suit, and a high indicating a doubleton.

If the follow in tempo, I will also believe the signals on the two first spades.

I'll then act accordingly. (Assuming that West has at most 3 hearts.)
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Posted 2009-August-29, 09:54

Is the C4 a 4th best lead? If so I will not play that guy for a diamond void unless he shows up with 5+ spades.
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Posted 2009-August-29, 09:55

Yes, the lead was "4th best".
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Posted 2009-August-29, 09:57

ONEferBRID, on Aug 29 2009, 10:55 AM, said:

Not the right answer yet....

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Posted 2009-August-29, 10:03

Jlall, on Aug 29 2009, 10:57 AM, said:

ONEferBRID, on Aug 29 2009, 10:55 AM, said:

Not the right answer yet....

lol

Good answer ! ... I didn't read it properly at first . ;)

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If so I will not play that guy for a diamond void unless he shows up with 5+ spades.

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Posted 2009-August-29, 11:14

are lead agreements for the opps 4th best or 3rd/5th. In any event not getting a major suit lead is highly suggestive of not having a 4 card major assuming 4th best leads consequently LHO would have to be 3334. So I cash the ♦A at trick 2. I believe some have applied restricted choice to this situation as well.
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Posted 2009-August-29, 12:45

Another advert for attitude leads...
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Posted 2009-August-29, 13:37

ONEferBRID, on Aug 29 2009, 11:03 AM, said:

Jlall, on Aug 29 2009, 10:57 AM, said:

ONEferBRID, on Aug 29 2009, 10:55 AM, said:

Not the right answer yet....

lol

Good answer ! ... I didn't read it properly at first . :)

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If so I will not play that guy for a diamond void unless he shows up with 5+ spades.

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Posted 2009-August-29, 13:39

Assuming 4th best, west led his longest suit. That means he at most holds xxx, xxx in the majors. That leaves him xxx, xxx, Qxx, xxxx.

I play west for the possible diamond length.
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Posted 2009-August-29, 15:27

Another advert for heart leads...
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2009-August-30, 10:04

Justin was the first to get it.

Seeing the 2 and 3 of Cl, West led the 4 from four cards. If West were also void in Diam, that would mean he would have to hold a 5 card Major ( and would have led it instead ). So, East is the only one that could be void in Diam.
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Posted 2009-August-30, 10:29

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Justin was the first to get it.


So, Johnny, tell him what he's won!
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Posted 2009-August-30, 11:17

Winstonm, on Aug 30 2009, 11:29 AM, said:

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Justin was the first to get it.


So, Johnny, tell him what he's won!

Bragging rights... for a week.
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