[mr1303]

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Don't worry too much about the bidding (North actually dealt), since North was a robot, but you are fortunate enough to avoid a heart lead, and instead get a lead of the 4 of spades. You play low from the dummy, and the J of spades pops up.

Can you get home from here? I'll be generous and allow you to have 3-2 diamonds.

[Cyberyeti]

Easily enough if K♣ is on my left, not sure if it's on my right.

[TylerE]

Win spade, pull trump, run off the rest of the ♠ pitching the 2 hearts in your hand.

9 tricks won.

Cash A♣, 10 tricks

Ruff dummy's last heart

11 tricks

Ruff a club in dummy

Making 6.

[Cyberyeti]

TylerE, on 2016-October-26, 12:18, said:

Win spade, pull trump, run off the rest of the ♠ pitching the 2 hearts in your hand.

9 tricks won.

Cash A♣, 10 tricks

Ruff dummy's last heart

11 tricks

Ruff a club in dummy

Making 6.

You can't count, 5 spades, 5 diamonds and one club, you have only won 8 tricks after 3 rounds of diamonds and 5 spades

[johnu]

Win ♠A, and then ♦KJ, ♣A, ♦A, ruffing finesse in clubs. If trumps are 4-1, you need to be able to get back to dummy with a spade to draw the last trump, pitch a heart on a good club, and run the spades.

[jogs]

Cyberyeti, on 2016-October-26, 07:25, said:

Easily enough if K♣ is on my left, not sure if it's on my right.

I don't see it. Even if the ♣K is onside, you must risk going down 2.

Draw trumps. Run 5 spades. Cash ♣A. 4 card end position with lead in dummy.

♥ Q65
♦ J



♦ 5
♣ QJ9

Can't return to hand after the ♣J is set up.

You can take the club hook before running the 5 spades.
That risk going down 2.

[Cyberyeti]

jogs, on 2016-October-26, 14:47, said:

I don't see it. Even if the ♣K is onside, you must risk going down 2.

Draw trumps. Run 5 spades. Cash ♣A. 4 card end position with lead in dummy.

♥ Q65
♦ J



♦ 5
♣ QJ9

Can't return to hand after the ♣J is set up.

You can take the club hook before running the 5 spades.
That risk going down 2.

Exactly, I think you have to risk -2 and play clubs early to have the entries