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Save the slam or try to defeat?

#1 User is offline   Fluffy 

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Posted 2016-June-25, 10:48


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Posted 2016-June-25, 13:20

I'd say the maths tell you to defend as it's a typical 'bounce' and I've no reason to suppose we're not going for 1100.
On the other hand West has a likely void so partners defensive trick may not exist. So could be wrong.
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Posted 2016-June-25, 13:36

Given that I expect west to ruff the opening spade lead I have at least 1 trump trick and a bit of a shot to have 2 if the entries to the dummy/spots work out.

Sure they might make it but partner did bid 1, not 2 spades and if I dive and it's wrong, it's off to the partnership desk.
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Posted 2016-June-25, 15:51

Fascinating board (but the auction was different at the table I watched).
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Posted 2016-June-25, 18:49

Saving is totally ridiculous IMO. You made them guess. Their suits are not breaking and you have K9xx of trumps. Try to set them.
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Posted 2016-June-25, 21:15

Easy pass. Why can't PD have a trick outside of to go with your very likely trick?
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Posted 2016-June-26, 07:12

Not so sure.From bidding, West hand likely to be 0-4-6(7)-3(2) with solid .If East has sufficient entries like J,K or KQ & All balance honours in Hearts,sacrifice might be beneficial.
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Posted 2016-June-26, 07:16

Not so sure.From bidding, West hand likely to be 0-4-6(7)-3(2) with solid .If East has sufficient entries like J,K or KQ & All balance honours in Hearts,sacrifice might be beneficial.
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Posted 2016-June-26, 11:20

Pass

If 6 is a make, I'll tip my hat to the opponents and move on to the next hand.

LOTT says 19 trumps minimum between both sides, and 20 possible. If 6 makes, that suggests 6 x is down 5 or 4 respectively.

At IMPs, I'd rather explain sitting for 6 with some prospect of beating it than taking an unsure sac and gifting the opponents IMPs when 6 goes down.

I like the defensive prospects of the hand. Declarer is likely going to be forced to ruff the opening lead. That may assure the K sets up. Your hand is ruffing behind dummy if aren't running.

At MPs, sacrificing when 6 makes may be getting you almost as bad a score as sitting unless everyone else is bidding slam also. (In an average field, there will be some modest pairs who'll surely have trouble bidding it.) It's sure to get you a bad score when the slam goes down.
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