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♠Qxx
♥AK7x
♦T7xx
♣xx
♠Axx
♥98x
♦AQ
♣AKJTx
3NT, they didn't enter the bidding. You receive the 4th spade lead from your LHO (at least that's what it looks like). You're missing 9TJK of spades so you play low and RHO inserts the J. How shall you continue?
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3NT What's the best line?
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Posted 2011-September-24, 19:37
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
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Posted 2011-September-25, 16:55
Win, play ♥9 to the ace, and take a club finesse.
If that wins, cross to the other heart, take another club finesse, inwardly scream as LHO wins it, cover ♠Q in desperation, and watch helplessly as they take ♠K, a heart, and three more spades. Then give the hand to the bulletin editor.
If that wins, cross to the other heart, take another club finesse, inwardly scream as LHO wins it, cover ♠Q in desperation, and watch helplessly as they take ♠K, a heart, and three more spades. Then give the hand to the bulletin editor.
... 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-September-25, 16:58
or they just endplay you and you can never make the diamond finese wich works.
anyway agree with the general line of gnasher.
anyway agree with the general line of gnasher.
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Posted 2011-September-26, 11:41
Hanoi5, on 2011-September-24, 19:37, said:
♠Qxx
♥AK7x
♦T7xx
♣xx
♠Axx
♥98x
♦AQ
♣AKJTx
3NT, they didn't enter the bidding. You receive the 4th spade lead from your LHO (at least that's what it looks like). You're missing 9TJK of spades so you play low and RHO inserts the J. How shall you continue?
♥AK7x
♦T7xx
♣xx
♠Axx
♥98x
♦AQ
♣AKJTx
3NT, they didn't enter the bidding. You receive the 4th spade lead from your LHO (at least that's what it looks like). You're missing 9TJK of spades so you play low and RHO inserts the J. How shall you continue?
Gnasher LOP looks good but in this case I dont like the all eggs in
one basket approach especially when I have to eliminate my heart
stoppers to make it work (or fail disastrously).
I would win trick 1 and lay down AK of clubs to try and secure 8 tricks
(or nine + if Q falls) and then depending on which opp wins the
club Q (and the defense) deciding btn dia finesse playing LHO for
spade K or (hogging the bulletin space for a good reason)
a squeeze hoping one opp has the dia K and 4 + hearts. This LOP
should be down 1 at worst and depending on how the hand plays out
no worse than 75% to make 9+ tricks
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