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You get a low spade lead.
Any hope on this one?
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Posted 2013-April-25, 22:25
You get a low spade lead.
Any hope on this one?
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Posted 2013-April-26, 00:31
Assuming both Majors behave. Several legitimate chances:
1. ♦QJ doubleton
2. ♦Q/J singleton
3. ♦QJ(x) + ♣AK, likely in East hand.
1. ♦QJ doubleton
2. ♦Q/J singleton
3. ♦QJ(x) + ♣AK, likely in East hand.
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Posted 2013-April-26, 05:21
It would be helpful to have the auction - I need to know what they know about my hand.
Plan 1) Win the spade lead on the table and play a low diamond. If East plays an honour, run winners and then do the right thing. If East plays low, stick in the nine. If West did not feel like leading a club from the king, perhaps he will not play one now.
Plan 2) If West know I have club shortage, run major suit winners immediately. We have a legitimate chance against West when he has AJT of clubs and either four diamonds to an honour or QJx. He is caught in a weird strip-squeeze. Plan two also works against AK clubs with East with Qxxx, Jxxx or QJx(x) in diamonds, where the position is more basic.
I'm favouring line two regardless, but I feel that a play problem without the bidding is incomplete, whatever Krystof Martens thinks.
Plan 1) Win the spade lead on the table and play a low diamond. If East plays an honour, run winners and then do the right thing. If East plays low, stick in the nine. If West did not feel like leading a club from the king, perhaps he will not play one now.
Plan 2) If West know I have club shortage, run major suit winners immediately. We have a legitimate chance against West when he has AJT of clubs and either four diamonds to an honour or QJx. He is caught in a weird strip-squeeze. Plan two also works against AK clubs with East with Qxxx, Jxxx or QJx(x) in diamonds, where the position is more basic.
I'm favouring line two regardless, but I feel that a play problem without the bidding is incomplete, whatever Krystof Martens thinks.
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Posted 2013-April-26, 05:33
I disagree with the bidding style of South. 
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Posted 2013-April-26, 07:43
PhilKing, on 2013-April-26, 05:21, said:
It would be helpful to have the auction - I need to know what they know about my hand.
Plan 1) Win the spade lead on the table and play a low diamond. If East plays an honour, run winners and then do the right thing. If East plays low, stick in the nine. If West did not feel like leading a club from the king, perhaps he will not play one now.
Plan 2) If West know I have club shortage, run major suit winners immediately. We have a legitimate chance against West when he has AJT of clubs and either four diamonds to an honour or QJx. He is caught in a weird strip-squeeze. Plan two also works against AK clubs with East with Qxxx, Jxxx or QJx(x) in diamonds, where the position is more basic.
I'm favouring line two regardless, but I feel that a play problem without the bidding is incomplete, whatever Krystof Martens thinks.
Plan 1) Win the spade lead on the table and play a low diamond. If East plays an honour, run winners and then do the right thing. If East plays low, stick in the nine. If West did not feel like leading a club from the king, perhaps he will not play one now.
Plan 2) If West know I have club shortage, run major suit winners immediately. We have a legitimate chance against West when he has AJT of clubs and either four diamonds to an honour or QJx. He is caught in a weird strip-squeeze. Plan two also works against AK clubs with East with Qxxx, Jxxx or QJx(x) in diamonds, where the position is more basic.
I'm favouring line two regardless, but I feel that a play problem without the bidding is incomplete, whatever Krystof Martens thinks.
Pass - 1♠
2♣ - 4♣
4♦ - 4♥
4♠ - 4N
5♣ - 6♠
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Posted 2013-April-26, 08:35
Win the ♠K and play a diamond to the nine and pray.
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