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T1: ♥5, Q, A, 4
T2: ♥9, 10, ♠9, 6
T3: ♦K, 2, 4, A
T4?
Does it matter if LHO is a novice or a pro?
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Posted 2011-April-14, 07:27
T1: ♥5, Q, A, 4
T2: ♥9, 10, ♠9, 6
T3: ♦K, 2, 4, A
T4?
Does it matter if LHO is a novice or a pro?
"I think maybe so and so was caught cheating but maybe I don't have the names right". Sure, and I think maybe your mother .... Oh yeah, that was someone else maybe. -- kenberg
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Posted 2011-April-15, 07:19
Most people would overcall with ♥AJ98x and a side king, so it appears that LHO has both black kings. That's also supported by RHO's suit preference signal and LHO's ♠9. It makes LHO rather strong for 3♦, but he was facing a hand that couldn't overcall over 1♣, so he doesn't need to be disciplined.
If that's the layout, you can do anything except play a club to the ace and then take a spade finesse. I'd cash ♠A, falling back on the club finesse.
If that's the layout, you can do anything except play a club to the ace and then take a spade finesse. I'd cash ♠A, falling back on the club finesse.
... 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 2011-April-18, 10:11
Thanks for the reply. Sorry I've been afk.
I guess this question is dumb at IMPs -- RHO can't really have both black kings and not overcall; even having 1 is conservative, so the spade ace is always right. I was worried about losing an unnecessary spade trick at MP and, playing RHO for Kxx of spades, played a heart to dummy. Of course, this cost the contract when LHO was K9/x/KQJxxxx/xxx and RHO xx/AJ98x/xxx/Kxx.
The hand just felt weird. RHO didn't overcall, and he didn't raise diamonds. I wasn't sure what to make of it. Anyway. thanks again. Having thought a lot more about it, I think the spade ace is clearer and clearer.
I guess this question is dumb at IMPs -- RHO can't really have both black kings and not overcall; even having 1 is conservative, so the spade ace is always right. I was worried about losing an unnecessary spade trick at MP and, playing RHO for Kxx of spades, played a heart to dummy. Of course, this cost the contract when LHO was K9/x/KQJxxxx/xxx and RHO xx/AJ98x/xxx/Kxx.
The hand just felt weird. RHO didn't overcall, and he didn't raise diamonds. I wasn't sure what to make of it. Anyway. thanks again. Having thought a lot more about it, I think the spade ace is clearer and clearer.
"I think maybe so and so was caught cheating but maybe I don't have the names right". Sure, and I think maybe your mother .... Oh yeah, that was someone else maybe. -- kenberg
"...we live off being battle-scarred veterans who manage to hate our opponents slightly more than we hate each other.” -- Hamman, re: Wolff
"...we live off being battle-scarred veterans who manage to hate our opponents slightly more than we hate each other.” -- Hamman, re: Wolff
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Posted 2011-April-19, 04:18
Respect for RHO returning the heart 9.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2011-April-19, 09:43
han, on 2011-April-19, 04:18, said:
Respect for RHO returning the heart 9.
Indeed.
"I think maybe so and so was caught cheating but maybe I don't have the names right". Sure, and I think maybe your mother .... Oh yeah, that was someone else maybe. -- kenberg
"...we live off being battle-scarred veterans who manage to hate our opponents slightly more than we hate each other.” -- Hamman, re: Wolff
"...we live off being battle-scarred veterans who manage to hate our opponents slightly more than we hate each other.” -- Hamman, re: Wolff
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