kgr, on 2011-April-01, 08:23, said:
Thanks Rainer.
Don't you always need the Heart trick if RHO has Club Axx?
Of course (unless you try establishing
♣, which I do not suggest). But the timing is crucial. Opponents are likely to switch to
♥s next, which will likely give them 3 tricks or more in
♥s plus the
♣A. So they may have 5 tricks quickly. Therefor you need to establish your
♥ trick
last as your ninth trick, so that opponents can not cash length tricks there before you cash 9.
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I did run the spade from dummy (RHO not following), hoping that I could end-play LHO some time in spade for trick 9. How bad was that?
If I would see 8 tricks. But again I would expect them to establish
♥ next. Now they very likely will have at least 4 tricks before the end-play can materialize.
Rainer Herrmann