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#1 User is offline   FrancesHinden 

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Posted 2011-December-04, 07:51

Auction, starting on your right:

1H 1S 3H 4S
all pass

In one of the suits you have a combined holding of J2 opposite singleton 3.
Why does it matter which card you play from dummy (J2) on the first round of the suit?
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Posted 2011-December-04, 08:40

The usual reason for playing a high card in such a situation is to keep an opponent off the lead. Another reason could be to try to deceive them as to the real holding. What am I missing?

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Posted 2011-December-04, 08:45

Congratulatory Jack.
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Posted 2011-December-04, 09:30

View PostHanoi5, on 2011-December-04, 08:40, said:

The usual reason for playing a high card in such a situation is to keep an opponent off the lead. Another reason could be to try to deceive them as to the real holding. What am I missing?


You aren't necessarily missing anything. I thought the hand was sweet. What are all 4 hands?
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Posted 2011-December-04, 15:30

I played a board like this where my partner underlead AKJTxxx on lead vs a slam and they failed to play the Q from dummy, so my 9 held the trick and I gave partner at ruff at trick two.

Something like this would do:


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