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#1 User is offline   gnasher 

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Posted 2014-February-01, 10:21


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West leads ♥9, which is either 3+ cards headed by 109, or shortage. Plan the play.

This post has been edited by gnasher: 2014-February-02, 01:23

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Posted 2014-February-01, 17:03

What's the form of scoring?
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Posted 2014-February-01, 19:48

A and another C to start off with. If W plays low without a flicker, I would insert the T. I have 8 tricks with S and should be able to get a 9th in Cs or Ds.
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Posted 2014-February-02, 01:22

View Postjallerton, on 2014-February-01, 17:03, said:

What's the form of scoring?

Sorry. IMPs. I'll change the original post.
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Posted 2014-February-02, 03:20

I would start with clubs and then a spade to ♠Q, since there is no risk on cashing ♣A early even if RHO has ♠A+♣KJ9xx, I will do it at trick 2. Win the first heart in hand then.

Depending on opponents it is perhaps better to present ♠Q from hand to avoid it being ducked. If Opponents take ♠A and clear hearts we will be on a strong position.
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Posted 2014-February-02, 09:17

View Postgnasher, on 2014-February-01, 10:21, said:


IMPs.
West leads ♥9, which is either 3+ cards headed by 109, or shortage. Plan the play.



Win the heart A in hand and lead a low club toward the T. I am ultimately going to try for 2 club tricks and leading low toward

the t at trick 2 leaves us with all of our offensive options no matter the distribution and if LHO has the J we have made our contract.

Starting with the club A and returning another club might assure us of another club trick of rho has KJxxx but it also sets up book

for the defense if rho also has the spade A. Starting with low to the T I can cash the club A next and if lho shows out I can abandon

clubs and fall back on dia and spades with no direct risk to my contract and since the opps have to keep returning hearts or give me

my 9th trick maybe I will soon figure out the heart situation:)




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Posted 2014-February-03, 07:53

At the table I saw on Vugraph, declarer played ♣A, then continued with clubs at every opportunity. This risks finding that clubs are xx-KJ9x, and the long-heart hand has an entry.

What about this line:

Win heart in hand
Low club to the 10
Win heart in hand
Low club to the queen
Win heart in dummy
Spade to the queen

At worst we can now test both minor suits without any risk of losing five tricks first. There may also be a squeeze if LHO wins ♠A and cashes the last heart, or an endplay if we read the layout correctly.
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