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From Italian Trials for Mixed Teams.
Pairs contest, IMPs scoring.
East passes, South bids 2♥ (11-15 short ♦), North asks with 2NT, South bids 3NT (maximum with 4405). After RKC, you are playing in 6♥.
Lead: J♠
Thank you, good luck!
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Triple fit slam
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Posted 2010-June-21, 11:44
From Italian Trials for Mixed Teams.
Pairs contest, IMPs scoring.
East passes, South bids 2♥ (11-15 short ♦), North asks with 2NT, South bids 3NT (maximum with 4405). After RKC, you are playing in 6♥.
Lead: J♠
Thank you, good luck!
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Posted 2010-June-21, 11:54
That lead seems an awful lot like a singleton. While ♠JT9x may look like a normal lead, LHO may not have wanted to let the "spade suit" cat out of the bag and may have opted for a trump or diamond lead.
As such, I'll win in dummy and cash the ♥A and lead a heart towards my hand, looking silly when RHO had a small singleton, but smart when RHO started with three to the ♥K and spades are 4-1.
As such, I'll win in dummy and cash the ♥A and lead a heart towards my hand, looking silly when RHO had a small singleton, but smart when RHO started with three to the ♥K and spades are 4-1.
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Posted 2010-June-21, 12:41
The only thing that West knows about the opponents' hands is that declarer is 4405 and that dummy, with that information, put the hand in 6♥. There is no reason to jump to the conclusion that the ♠J lead is a singleton. It may very well be from JT9(x).
I am not going to give up on bringing in the trump suit for no losers just to cater to West being specifically 1-2 in the major suits. So, I win in hand and run the ♥Q.
I am not going to give up on bringing in the trump suit for no losers just to cater to West being specifically 1-2 in the major suits. So, I win in hand and run the ♥Q.
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Posted 2010-June-21, 13:02
West knows enough about Bridge and about 3-suited openings to pretty much automatically lead trump. He didn't do that, so screw the spade inferences. I go with the inference that he has the heart king.
"Bidding Spades to show spades can work well." (Kenberg)
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Posted 2010-June-24, 00:22
The point in taking the ♥ finesse didn't occour to me at the table, but I think it's right.
The 2♥ opening stopped them to bid ♦s, but stopped them also to lead a ♦.
After the ♥ finesse, you have to decide what to do if:
1) the ♥Q takes the trick;
2) LHO covers the ♥Q with the K;
but, as the cards lie, we are only talking about a possible overtrick.
The 2♥ opening stopped them to bid ♦s, but stopped them also to lead a ♦.
After the ♥ finesse, you have to decide what to do if:
1) the ♥Q takes the trick;
2) LHO covers the ♥Q with the K;
but, as the cards lie, we are only talking about a possible overtrick.
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