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Break In Tempo (BIT) Why bidding but not play?

#21 User is offline   billw55 

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Posted 2015-May-19, 07:58

Regarding queens and ethics, from Eddie Kantar's site:

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Alvin Roth a very ethical player is defending 7NT, vulnerable, in a money rubber bridge game where the declarer reduces to a three card ending. Dummy has the Axx of spades and declarer the KJ10. The lead is in declarer's hand and he leads the SJ. Second hand has xxx and Roth Qxx. Second hand goes into an act trying to make declarer think he has the queen and finally plays low. Declarer, taken in by the hesitation, also plays low. Roth, holding the queen, also plays low allowing the jack to take the trick and the declarer to make 7NT. When Roth's partner asks him why he didn't take the SQ, Roth says: "Because I thought you had it!"


I always liked that one. I wonder if it is true.
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Posted 2015-May-19, 15:39

 billw55, on 2015-May-19, 07:58, said:

I always liked that one. I wonder if it is true.

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