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#1 User is offline   gwnn 

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Posted 2013-March-14, 06:27

small spade to the A, spade back.

MP, complaints about the bidding without any indication on a chosen line will be respectfully ignored. Spades are probably 5-3.
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Posted 2013-March-14, 10:36

The two reasonable lines seem to be pitch a diamond from your hand and lead a club off dummy, going for pitching 3 diamonds and picking up Kx of hearts onside, vs pitching 2 clubs from your hand, playing ace and a diamond, and hope to survive the ensuing madness (eg, RHO wins and plays a spade, I ruff with the 7, take a club tap in my hand (lead a diamond and ruff with the 9 or jack in dummy).

Id probably go for the latter but maybe that's unwise. If it falls apart its gonna be bad lol.
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Posted 2013-March-14, 13:25

I'd go for the Morton's Fork, because it's more fun.

I don't often say this, but I think this thread is in the wrong forum.
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Posted 2013-March-14, 14:34

 JLOGIC, on 2013-March-14, 10:36, said:

pitching 2 clubs from your hand, playing ace and a diamond, and hope to survive the ensuing madness


My initial thought but with ruffing a club, then playing a diamond. I usually play such a hand like this or similar for a few tricks, see if I'm still in contention and THEN make a plan.
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Posted 2013-March-14, 17:21

RHO has to have the HK for us to make this. He does not have to have the CA. So, no forking around for me. I'll pitch a club, then heart to queen and hope to lose only a spade and 2 diamonds.
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Posted 2013-March-14, 18:56

I think I'll throw some losing clubs away. Thanks, East!
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Posted 2013-March-16, 12:56

I'd go for the discarding two clubs, ace and a diamond, and madness.
I'd be happier if I had the 8 of hearts.
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Posted 2013-March-19, 17:31

i take 2 club pitches followed by heart to the Q dia A and a diamond

if rho wins and leads another spade ruff low and hope rho began with Kx trumps
and 3 diamonds (or ruffing finesse against Lho in diamonds)*
if lho wins the dia its a lot easier though we will be playing for 33 diamonds we will not
care if rho began with 2 or 3 hearts.

*other defenses may allow us to lay down the heart A and take a ruffing finesse against lho
in diamonds if that seems reasonable.
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