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#1 User is offline   Cyberyeti 

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Posted 2017-December-16, 06:53

Teams: Dealer South



If you reach 6(S), W leads J
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Posted 2017-December-16, 08:34

I would open 4 as S and that would probably end the bidding...
I do not have enough defence for a 1 opening, my suit-quality is acceptable and 3 is a serious underbid.
Some N might press on, but my partner wouldn't :)
If we had reached 6 I'd ruff the J
Now I can either try to drive out the A and set up the Spades, which will always work if Spades are 3-3. If Spades are 4-2 I need to guess to play the finesse/ruffing finesse right.
Alternatively, I can cross my fingers to guess the right finesse and ruff the remaining 3 clubs in dummy.

I don't know which line is better, my guess would be it is setting up the Spades

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Posted 2017-December-16, 14:48

View PostJanisW, on 2017-December-16, 08:34, said:

Now I can either try to drive out the A and set up the Spades, which will always work if Spades are 3-3. If Spades are 4-2 I need to guess to play the finesse/ruffing finesse right.

If West has A they will lead a and kill your entry to cash spades. Even if west wins A killing the entry might work (not sure)
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Posted 2017-December-16, 14:57

The two auctions I know were 4-6 and ours which was:



Since we had exclusion available and I didn't use it or blackwood, 5 guarantees a club void as 5 might be murky.

most declarers ruffed the club, played AQ covered with the K and ruffed, opinions diverged at this point.
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Posted 2017-December-17, 07:06

Hands like this are difficult for DD auctions because there are always plenty of subjective decisions that can be influenced by seeing both hands. I might well reach the slam through an auction such as:

1 = ~10-17, 5+ hearts, unbal
... - 1 = INV+ relay
1NT = min, <4 spades (a Walrus underbid really but planning to show distributional extras if partner shows an INV hand)
... - 2 = GF relay
2 = 4+ clubs
... - 2 = relay
3 = 7+ hearts, 4 clubs, 0-2 controls
... - 4 = relay
5 = KQ, KQ, denies K/Q
... - 6 (North could still find out about a singleton K below 5 but if bidding slam anyway it does not matter)

...but equally North might easily decide it is too risky and stop in 4 or 5. Stopping is probably the correct DD action I would guess.

For the play, my first instinct was the start CY suggests but I am wondering if starting with the diamonds is not better:
ruff, A, Q ruffed.

If East covers this, we are all but home:
ruff, J throwing , ruff, ruff, A, ruff, J.

If East does not cover then we need to find East with Kxx or Kx + A or Kx + :
A, Q, covered and ruffed), ruff, J throwing , ruff, ruff, ruff, J

This is obviously not the best line DD but it probably offers as good chances against a real-world East as the technically better lines.
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Posted 2017-December-17, 18:35

View PostCyberyeti, on 2017-December-16, 06:53, said:


Teams: Dealer South. If you reach 6(S), W leads J
The two auctions I know were 4-6 and ours which was:
Since we had exclusion available and I didn't use it or blackwood, 5 guarantees a club void as 5 might be murky.
most declarers ruffed the club, played AQ covered with the K and ruffed, opinions diverged at this point.


It's hard to avoid 6 (suggested auction on left),
Although it's a poor contract on J lead.
Clutching at straws. I like the main variant of Zelandakh's line:
Ruff the lead. Cash A, Cash A. Lead Q covered and ruffed.
Ruff a 2nd . Cash J, chucking a 3rd . Ruff the last with 8.
Ruff your last . Ruff a . Draw trumps.

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Posted 2017-December-18, 05:17

I was dummy, partner had to play this one, the hand has some interest in the play:



I don't think you can actually do it on this lead because W has 10, only 2 spades and 3 diamonds and you're an entry short and end up promoting 10.

The curious thing was that it can be beaten played by either hand. Imagine the fantasy auction starting with a NAMYATS type 4 resulting in N declaring. If partner leads a diamond, can you withhold the K as W ?

There are also some amusing end positions involved as on a diamond to the KA you can potentially rumble the trumps leaving:



Where E is squeezed in 3 suits the trick before dummy.
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Posted 2017-December-18, 05:46

View PostCyberyeti, on 2017-December-18, 05:17, said:

I was dummy, partner had to play this one, the hand has some interest in the play:
I don't think you can actually do it on this lead because W has 10, only 2 spades and 3 diamonds and you're an entry short and end up promoting 10.

The Ostrich, who hasn't yet attended the lesson on finesses, makes easily,
Ruff the opening lead.
Cash A and A,
Ruff a .
Ruff a .
Ruff a .
Ruff a .
Ruff a .
Lead K.
Win the return.
And claim.

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Posted 2017-December-18, 07:04

View Postnige1, on 2017-December-18, 05:46, said:


The Ostrich, who hasn't yet attended the lesson on finesses, makes easily,
Ruff the opening lead.
Cash A and A,
Ruff a .
Ruff a .
Ruff a .
Ruff a .
Ruff a .
Lead K.
Win the return.
And claim.



OK, because A drops and he only has one trump, means the diamond lead is required to beat it

Although I think it's a bad line single dummy.
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Posted 2017-December-18, 15:11

View PostCyberyeti, on 2017-December-18, 05:17, said:

Imagine the fantasy auction starting with a NAMYATS type 4 resulting in N declaring.


I was about to claim just that for my auction, and when W leads the J I'll insist that E lead one :D
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