On Apr 25, 2:18 pm, henrysun...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On Apr 24, 9:03 am, 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- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Nope, no one got it right. The only winning defense on this hand is
> to lead s small spade at trick 2 (that cuts off the potential spade
> winners).
>
> Whether that is the obvious defense at trick 2 is, to me, an entirely
> different question.
>
> Henrysun909
Interesting to see how the NS pair is holding together 14.5 RP in
spades (since they don't have a fit in there and one of them is
holding a shortness in the trump suit) = 8 tricks -1 (since there is
no fit) = 7 tricks for NS while EW together 14,5 RP in H = 8 tricks.
At least this is the RP estimation of the trick taking potential of
the two pair of hands. Talking of the 'Law of Total Tricks':-)
Boris
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