Re: Deep Finesse gets this right

vspoker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> On Apr 23, 7:43 pm, Steve Willner <swill...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> But it's harder when you can't see all the cards....
>>
>>    Dealer East
>>    NS Vul
>>    IMP Pairs
>>
>>            North
>>            K75
>>            AK62
>>            76432
>>            3
>>    West               East
>>    JT62               -
>>    QT97               J4
>>    QT                 AKJ8
>>    764                AQJ9852
>>            South
>>            AQ9843
>>            853
>>            95
>>            KT
>>    West   North  East   South
>>                  1C!    1S
>>    Pass!  2S     3C     Pass
>>    Pass   3H     Pass   3S
>>    Dbl    All Pass
>>
>> 1C was strong and artificial; West's pass showed any bad hand (less
than
>> a decent 5-count).  NS have no two-suited methods over the strong club;
>> their bidding was natural.
>>
>> Q1. What do you think of the bidding, especially by EW?
>>
>> West led C-4 (count leads).  East played C-A and three rounds of
>> diamonds, declarer ruffing with S-9 and West discarding H-7 (low
>> encourages).  Declarer drew three rounds of trumps ending in dummy and
>> ruffed a diamond; the only additional trick for the defense was West's
>> high trump.
>>
>> Deep Finesse says the double-dummy result is 8 tricks.  As far as I can
>> tell, the defense achieves this only by switching to hearts before
>> playing the third round of diamonds.
>>
>> Q2. Can defenders beat the contract without a peek?  How?  Assign the
>> blame, if you will.
> 
> Defense has 1 trump, 1 heart, 2 diamonds and 1 club.
> 
>> Declarer drew three rounds of trumps ending in dummy and
>> ruffed a diamond; the only additional trick for the defense was West's
>> high trump.
> 
> West can overruff, can't he?  And will still win a heart in the end.
> 
> Imp pairs, West better not double close, until he learns how to
> defend.



Or finds a partner who can.

Bob