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#1 User is offline   manudude03 

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Posted 2016-April-30, 16:38



MPs scoring, strong field. How do you play this on the Q lead?

edit after the first 2 replies:

If you lead a trump at any point:
Spoiler

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Posted 2016-April-30, 16:59

A , A , K , four rounds of , A , ruff a , ruff a , ruff a , ruff a , ruff a . They can ruff in with the queen third of hearts anytime they want. If the hearts break 4-0 I'm probably not making this but other lines no better.
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Posted 2016-May-01, 03:12

At total points or IMPs there is a good case for playing a heart to the jack at trick 2 if West follows.
The contract is cold unless trumps are 4-0 and playing a heart to the jack has almost a 50% chance for an overtrick anyway.
So it might be the right play even at MP.

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Posted 2016-May-01, 07:03

A , A , now I need west to have three or more diamonds to make it, K , diamond to the jack, ruff a spade, diamond to the ace, ruff a spade, A , ruff a club, ruff a spade. Now I have K109 so I can concede the Q and claim.

West has the Q , so if he is short in spades and ruffs with the queen and returns a trump, my J is good so I'm ok.
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Posted 2016-May-01, 07:18

This looks like a good contract and making should be sufficient to get us a very good board. Worrying about overtricks at MP is for those hands that look totally normal.

trick 2 ruff a spade (did lho not bid spades with KQTxxxx?)
trick 3 low heart toward the T (even if rho shows out) and see what happens

making 6 works anytime trumps are 31 and we still have great chances anytime trumps are 40 no matter which opp holds the 4 trumps. The finesse still gives us our chance at making 7.

This differs only a little from RHM line but seems a tad better when trumps break 40(with east) since the heart 7 can still be a problem if spades don't behave well.

Now I am going to read the spoiler and see how dumb I look sigh--------------------
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Posted 2016-May-02, 01:54

On reflection it seems slightly better to run a middle heart at trick 2 should LHO follow.
Once RHO shows out, play safe.
Run another middle heart and then ruff a spade.
Cash the trump ace.
It only remains to return to hand safely to draw the last trump.
Does LHO have a void in diamonds or a singleton club?
Neither is likely.
Since East might have bid with a 7 card club suit and a void in hearts and West might have led a singleton club a club ruff may be safer.
Draw the last trump and discard a second spade later on the fourth diamond.
This plan requires only that LHO has 2 cards in clubs.
(A similar line, ruffing only one spade, works when LHO shows out on the first heart)

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Posted 2016-May-02, 02:15

A, Spade ruff, J, spade ruff with jack, A, spade ruff with the ace, draw trumps and claim. Might be influenced byt hte spoiler.
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Posted 2016-May-02, 02:27

View PostFluffy, on 2016-May-02, 02:15, said:

A, Spade ruff, J, spade ruff with jack, A, spade ruff with the ace, draw trumps and claim.

This works unless either opponent has a singleton diamond and 4 hearts.
LHO or RHO will ruff the second diamond and return a spade, after which you will loose another trump trick.

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