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Today's suit combination problem is sponsored by Uday.
It is not as hard as most of the other combinations that have appeared in forums in the past few days.
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Posted 2005-January-07, 13:54
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Posted 2005-January-07, 14:35
Ace and finese if any 10 or 9 drops (suposing 4-1) seems the best to me.
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Posted 2005-January-07, 17:13
interesting combo:
IF you lead the ace first and the T or 9 drops on your left, you should lead low to the jack next (KT9/T9 are more likely than T or 9). So Ace and low to jack is better than ace then hook.
Leading the Jack first loses to T9xx, T, 9, or K on left, but it now picks up KT9xx or KT9x.
So both lose to stiff T or stiff 9, so the question is which is more likely... KT9x/KT9xx or T9xx/K...the answer is the former.
So start by leading the jack (if it loses to the king lead the ace next obviously).
I also tried low to the queen, and low towards the jack, got some interesting results but leading the jack from hand is the best line.
IF you lead the ace first and the T or 9 drops on your left, you should lead low to the jack next (KT9/T9 are more likely than T or 9). So Ace and low to jack is better than ace then hook.
Leading the Jack first loses to T9xx, T, 9, or K on left, but it now picks up KT9xx or KT9x.
So both lose to stiff T or stiff 9, so the question is which is more likely... KT9x/KT9xx or T9xx/K...the answer is the former.
So start by leading the jack (if it loses to the king lead the ace next obviously).
I also tried low to the queen, and low towards the jack, got some interesting results but leading the jack from hand is the best line.
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Posted 2005-January-07, 18:04
justin may be right, but if i was going to play it that way i think i'd finesse the queen first, enter via some other suit and *then* lead the jack...
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Posted 2005-January-07, 20:30
That seems like the way to go to me.
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy - but it might improve my bridge.
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Posted 2005-January-07, 22:11
Ignore this, misread it
Are you sure ?
I think you are wrong, 10,9,k, or 109xx are 4 combos of 4-1 while KT9xx or KT9x
are 3 combos of 4-1 and 1 combo of 5-0, so the first is more likely, isnt it ?
Jlall, on Jan 7 2005, 06:13 PM, said:
Leading the Jack first loses to T9xx, T, 9, or K on left, but it now picks up KT9xx or KT9x.
So both lose to stiff T or stiff 9, so the question is which is more likely... KT9x/KT9xx or T9xx/K...the answer is the former.
So start by leading the jack (if it loses to the king lead the ace next obviously).
So both lose to stiff T or stiff 9, so the question is which is more likely... KT9x/KT9xx or T9xx/K...the answer is the former.
So start by leading the jack (if it loses to the king lead the ace next obviously).
Are you sure ?
I think you are wrong, 10,9,k, or 109xx are 4 combos of 4-1 while KT9xx or KT9x
are 3 combos of 4-1 and 1 combo of 5-0, so the first is more likely, isnt it ?
This post has been edited by Flame: 2005-January-07, 23:54
#7 Guest_Jlall_*
Posted 2005-January-07, 22:56
both lose to stiff T and stiff 9, so they cancel when comparing these 2 lines
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Posted 2005-January-07, 23:21
Jlall, on Jan 7 2005, 11:56 PM, said:
both lose to stiff T and stiff 9, so they cancel when comparing these 2 lines
Ic , yes you are right, just misread ur post.
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Posted 2005-January-08, 00:38
low to finese the Q and then back low to finese J, if they play hi cover with Q or A on first finese then cover with J if a 9 or10 is played
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Posted 2005-January-08, 18:12
You have to run the J first if LHO has KT9x or KT9xx, which are more common than LHO having stiff K which is the losing case for leading J vs. leading low to the Q.
Leading low to the Q is what you do if looking for 5 tricks or max tricks.
Leading low to the Q is what you do if looking for 5 tricks or max tricks.
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Posted 2005-January-10, 04:02
I like spinning the jack...so what justin said 
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Posted 2005-January-10, 04:07
Ace first, followed by low and cover anything RHO plays. This covers most 1-4 splits, 4-1 with stiff K, and all 3-2 splits.
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