Re: Missed winning a two-session money game by 0.04 MATCH point :-)

Charles Brenner wrote:
> Reef Fish wrote:
> > So, now lets get to the PLAY of 3 NT.
> >
> > Remember, the First Place overall is riding on this. :-)
> >
> > S H D C
> >
> > N: K52 764 84 J10642
> > S: AJ109 KJ109 KQ2 AQ
> >
> > W leads D6, 8, RHO wins the Ace and returns the 10.
> >
> > There are TWO main variations in the play.
> >
> > A. LHO obligingly won the KC when you lead AC, QC,
> > RHO discards the S3 on the 2nd club, and continues
> > a third diamond, dummy and RHO pitching hearts.
> >
> > Now you only need FOUR tricks in spades and hearts
> > combined. How would you continue?
>
> s3 discard is a stroke of luck; the hand is now 100% since RHO must be
> 4621, and there is no chance to make 4 anyway. Take the black winners
> throwing hearts and play a 3rd spade. Either the Q already fell, or RHO
> wins and has to lead from the hA.

I wondered why there weren't any more replies when I logged back on.
Charles, you made it seem too easy! :-) The analysis is eminently
correct.

>
> > B. LHO ducks the QC when you lead AC, QC.
> >
> > Now you need FIVE tricks in spades and hearts
> > combined. How would you continue?
>
> First I lead the hK from hand on the slight chance of gaining some more
> information,

That may or may not be the best shot, since you know, after the first
FOUR tricks, the opponents exact distribuions in Hearts and Clubs
but not sure how Diamonds and Spades are split.

This is the more interesting case, because after the first 4 trikcs,
these are known about the REMAINING four hands:

K52
76
-
J106
unknown 3+probable Qxx (*)
- AQ8532
length in D probable void after play of A10
K97 (K9753) void afterplay of singleton 8
AJ106
KJ109
K
-
with Declarer having lost the Ace of diamonds at trick one, and
won the Diamond Q and AQ of Clubs in hand.

(*) If RHO did not have the spade Q, he would have bid and rebid
his hearts with 10 HCPs, VUL.

> but soon enough I'll almost surely run the sJ through LHO
> to guarantee the contract, then finish setting up my heart tricks.
>
> Charles

I agree that's a good line to guarantee the contract against the
probable holding by E/W (keeping W off while winning 3 spades and
two hearts), but is there a line that holds a chance to make FOUR?

I'll withhold the actual holdings of the 4 hands and the actual
surprising results one last time. :)

-- Bob.

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