On Apr 24, 7:33 pm, Histriadogsilver <andjelka.rich...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> On Apr 24, 6:03 pm, Travis Crump <pretz...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > henrysun...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> > > On Apr 23, 5:45 am, henrysun...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> > >> You hold
>
> > >> AK6432
> > >> x
> > >> Q98xx
> > >> Q
>
> > >> Red vs red at imp pairs against unknown opponents.
>
> > >> You decide to open 1s and hear this auction:
>
> > >> You LHO Pd RHO
> > >> 1s 2h p p
> > >> 2s 3h x all pass
>
> > >> Partner leads the JS and dummy hits with:
>
> > >> T875
> > >> 9x
> > >> Axxxx
> > >> xx
>
> > >> Trick 1: Spade J, five, king, queen
> > >> Trick 2: ??
>
> > >> what do you play at trick 2, and how do you propose to beat 3hx?
>
> > >> More anon (which means, 'more later," an archaic english
expression,
> > >> since it has been communicated to me that anon might be
misunderstood
> > >> as an acronym; see the online OED for details.)
>
> > >> Henrysun909
>
> > > Thanks to all who replied (and none of whom, really, misdefended the
> > > hand with me.). The entire hand was something like
>
> > > J
> > > T8xx
> > > KJ
> > > AJ9xxx
>
> > > Q9 T875
> > > AKQJxx 9x
> > > x Axxxx
> > > KTxx xx
>
> > > AK6432
> > > x
> > > Qxxxx
> > > Q
>
> > > trick 1: Spade J, 5, K, Q
> > > self-rationalization: i wonder if partner led from the J9 of spades
> > > or a singleton. If he led from the J9 of spades and I try to cash
the
> > > Ace, I've just set up two spade winners for declarer. I'd better
find
> > > out if he led a singleton or not.
>
> > > trick 2: Club Q, K, T, small
> > > trick 3: Club J, small, small diamond, small
>
> > > self-rationalization: if partner wanted a spade lead back, he would
> > > have led low instead of high. He must therefore not want a spade
> > > ruff, so it must be declarer who has the stiff Q. Lucky for me I
> > > didn't set up two spade winners for him at trick 2!!
>
> > > trick 4: Club small, heart 9, small spade, small club
>
> > > self-immolation: whoops! I have a sneaking suspicion we've gone
from
> > > +500 to -730 in the space of 2 tricks
>
> > > And so it came to pass that declarer took 6 hearts, a ruff, the AD,
> > > and the K of clubs when we could have taken the AS, spade ruff,
heart
> > > ****ft (won in dummy), club to ace, heart (no more club ruffs for
> > > declarer), etc.
>
> > > Anyway, congratulations to those who scored up +500. You can
consider
> > > yourselves +14 imps next time we play.
>
> > > Henrysun909
>
> > Did anyone get it right? It seems everyone returned a trump[as would
I]
> > leading to 6 hearts, 2 spades, and the AD.
>
> > Travis
>
> What about leading the trump immediately, it is obvious that declarer
> is bidding on shape, how is he going to ruff all those diamonds, clubs
> and spades without our help. And anyway the spade ace is the only sure
> entry in hand I have, partner would not have doubled easily without
> both side suits well stopped and he is likely to have them well
> locked. He knows from the bidding that the spade suit is six card long
> but he won't double that easily if he is afraid they have possibly a
> running side suit.
>
> Boris
Sick:-)
End-played once again:-)
Boris
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