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I had an interesting situation arise tonight.
In a trump contract, K9xx was in dummy, Axxx in hand. I did not have many entries to hand. I had a line that could be taken on the side, but it would require burning the trump play to my Ace on that line, which would deprive me of the ability to play a second heart toward dummy and cater against HHxx to the left.
In practice, RHO played low when I played a trump to my ace, which made the decision easy, and the alternative line paid. If dawned on me that RHO, holding Q10x, J10x, or QJx, could have played one of his honors on the small trump off dummy, a play that could not in context hurt, but a play that creates a losing option for me of running that 4-1 catering line instead of the alternative line.
Just thought it was cute.
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Posted 2010-August-22, 07:22
It is cute. So many opportunities to be an annoying defender for the wide-awake.
Saw this 3NT this morning:
♠9 lead. ♥ to 9, Q. ♣ to K. ♥ to 10, J. ♥A (easy). Cash many major tricks. ♣ up again. 12.
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♠9 lead. ♥ to 9, Q. ♣ to K. ♥ to K and A. Hmm. Hmmm... ♦ to J. 11.
If there are only three heart tricks, declarer rates to need the diamond finesse. Cashing ♥A is bad if west has ♣A + ♦Q + ♥Txxx.
Saw this 3NT this morning:
♠9 lead. ♥ to 9, Q. ♣ to K. ♥ to 10, J. ♥A (easy). Cash many major tricks. ♣ up again. 12.
or
♠9 lead. ♥ to 9, Q. ♣ to K. ♥ to K and A. Hmm. Hmmm... ♦ to J. 11.
If there are only three heart tricks, declarer rates to need the diamond finesse. Cashing ♥A is bad if west has ♣A + ♦Q + ♥Txxx.
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Posted 2010-August-22, 07:45
MFA, on Aug 22 2010, 08:22 AM, said:
It is cute. So many opportunities to be an annoying defender for the wide-awake.
Saw this 3NT this morning:
♠9 lead. ♥ to 9, Q. ♣ to K. ♥ to 10, J. ♥A (easy). Cash many major tricks. ♣ up again. 12.
or
♠9 lead. ♥ to 9, Q. ♣ to K. ♥ to K and A. Hmm. Hmmm... ♦ to J. 11.
If there are only three heart tricks, declarer rates to need the diamond finesse. Cashing ♥A is bad if west has ♣A + ♦Q + ♥Txxx.
Saw this 3NT this morning:
♠9 lead. ♥ to 9, Q. ♣ to K. ♥ to 10, J. ♥A (easy). Cash many major tricks. ♣ up again. 12.
or
♠9 lead. ♥ to 9, Q. ♣ to K. ♥ to K and A. Hmm. Hmmm... ♦ to J. 11.
If there are only three heart tricks, declarer rates to need the diamond finesse. Cashing ♥A is bad if west has ♣A + ♦Q + ♥Txxx.
This one is just a situation in which you are playing the card that you are known to hold. Not unusual at all.
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