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♣7 led. Opponents' two-level overcalls are aggressive but certainly not crazy.
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Another declarer play problem
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Posted 2017-March-08, 03:39
Here is one I had the pleasure of getting wrong.
♣7 led. Opponents' two-level overcalls are aggressive but certainly not crazy.
♣7 led. Opponents' two-level overcalls are aggressive but certainly not crazy.
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Posted 2017-March-08, 07:02
♣A,♦AK,♣K,ruff a ♣,♠A,ruff a ♣,ruff a ♠, low ♥ to ♥J. ♥K98 will produce another 2 tricks.
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Posted 2017-March-08, 08:00
alok c, on 2017-March-08, 07:02, said:
♣A,♦AK,♣K,ruff a ♣,♠A,ruff a ♣,ruff a ♠, low ♥ to ♥J. ♥K98 will produce another 2 tricks.
I feel like the second round of clubs will get ruffed (it's unlikely the opp has overcalled vul on five to the Q10). If the defence then follow up HA and another we're a bit stuffed.
Still, I'm not seeing many options for a 10th trick if we can't score the CK and also two club ruffs (or long spades, which we don't have the entries for). Will keep thinking...
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Posted 2017-March-08, 10:04
What are the opponents' lead conventions?
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Posted 2017-March-09, 04:43
Kaitlyn S, on 2017-March-08, 10:04, said:
What are the opponents' lead conventions?
They probably haven't discussed which card to lead from a singleton.
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Posted 2017-March-09, 04:48
ahydra, on 2017-March-08, 08:00, said:
I feel like the second round of clubs will get ruffed (it's unlikely the opp has overcalled vul on five to the Q10). If the defence then follow up HA and another we're a bit stuffed.
Still, I'm not seeing many options for a 10th trick if we can't score the CK and also two club ruffs (or long spades, which we don't have the entries for). Will keep thinking...
ahydra
Still, I'm not seeing many options for a 10th trick if we can't score the CK and also two club ruffs (or long spades, which we don't have the entries for). Will keep thinking...
ahydra
Not so difficult...
East should have the heart ace and the spade king for his vulnerable 2 level overcall.
If East has 6 clubs he likely should have no more than 3 spades
T1:♣K
T2:♠A
T3:♣A ruffed by West
T4:♦A
T5:spade ruff
T6:heart
If East wins and returns a diamond, win, ruff spade, cash heart king and ruff a club and discard your remaining losers on the spades.
If West wins and plays a second diamond, you can cross ruff the black suits.
Rainer Herrmann
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Posted 2017-March-09, 16:26
Well done. East had ♠KJx ♥A ♦Qxx ♣QT98xx - I think Rainer's line works here, too.
I am not sure East needs ♠K for his overcall (it was Hugh McGann), but it's still likely.
I instead played for ♥Q onside and trumps 3-2: ♣A, ♦A, ♥ taken by the ace, club return ducked. Rainer's line seems better.
I am not sure East needs ♠K for his overcall (it was Hugh McGann), but it's still likely.
I instead played for ♥Q onside and trumps 3-2: ♣A, ♦A, ♥ taken by the ace, club return ducked. Rainer's line seems better.
The easiest way to count losers is to line up the people who talk about loser count, and count them. -Kieran Dyke
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