Re: An interesting hand to play (Aug 29, 2008)
- From: "pumpkin_644@xxxxxxxxxxx" <pumpkin_644@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:16:03 -0700 (PDT)
On Aug 29, 3:42 am, Ivan Popivanov <popi...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
A very strong field, red vs red, you end up in three diamonds after
(you are the dealer):
1D* (2C) 3D* All Pass
1D: precision, 2+D
3D: weakish
The lead is the CK:
Dummy
9 5
K 9 4
K Q J 9 7 3
7 4
You
A K 4 2
J 2
8 6 5
A T 9 5
You take the club king, and play a diamond to the king, west (your
left) plays the D10. You continue with the DQ, East takes the ace and
west pitches the C6. Now East shifts to the S8 you take the ace and
exit with a low club, west wins the CJ and east follows. Now West
exits with the SQ you take the ace ... and it's you. Here are the
cards played so far (the first card in each trick is marked with an
'*')
West North East South
1) *CK C4 C3 CA
2) DT DK D2 *D6
3) C6 *DQ DA D5
4) S3 S5 *S8 SA
5) CJ C7 C2 *C5
6) *SQ S9 S6 SK
Two questions:
1. Would you have played the hand differently?
2. What now, most importantly - why? :)
Cheers,
Ivan
1. Yes. As Frances suggested, a heart play at trick 2 seemed to be a
better bet.
2. East is either 3532 or 4432.
If he's 3532, Charles' second line (eliminate spades and run the J of
hearts) is 100%.
If he's 4432 we have a 100% line of play by ruffing a spade high in
dummy, playing a trump back to our 8 and then throwing RHO in with the
last spade, pitching a heart.
East is down to nothing but hearts and must give us our 9th trick.
If West produces the last spade ruff in dummy and play hearts twice
from dummy. We'll still make it home in the unlikely event East holds
the AQ of hearts.
Assuming the opps. give standard remainder count, East's spade plays
seem to be more consistent with a holding of T876 rather than 876.
Also, once East plays the S8, West might have carded differently in
spades holding QJT3. 4432 is also a bit more likely than 3532
distribution.
So the line 2 (the spade end-play) seems mildly better than line 1
(eventually running the heart J).
Cheers.
Nick
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