In article <woodchips-8E62E0.11095013052008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, John
D'Errico <woodchips@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In article <g0c9fk$44i$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, edelman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Mitch
> Edelman) wrote:
>
> > a dealmaster pro list from a club game in 2007 provided this deal:
> >
> > North: AK10876, A1086, Q, 106
> >
> > West: Q93, 95, 863, K7542 East: 42, QJ43, AJ1097, QJ
> >
> > South: J5, K72, K542, A983
> >
> > The analysis provided on the hand record indicates that NS can
> > take 11 tricks at spades. I think not.
> >
> > With North as declarer and the CQ opening lead, it seems that best
defense
> > limits NS to 10 tricks. Did Dealmaster hiccup, or have my powers
> > of analysis fled me completely?
>
>
> East will be squeezed in the red suits when you
> run the spades.
>
> For example, suppose the play goes like this...
>
> Win the club queen, draw three rounds of trump,
> finessing in spades. Exit with the diamond queen.
>
> Assume that East wins and plays the second club.
> He must then exit with a red card. Suppose it is
> the diamond. Win the king, and ruff a diamond.
> This isolates the diamond and the hearts with
> East. You get extra style points for keeping the
> diamond deuce as the threat card in that suit.
>
> Now run your spades. East is hopelessly squeezed
> on the last spade. With 4 cards remaining, the
> ending looks like this:
>
> North: 10, A108, ---, ---
>
> West: ---, 95, ---, K5 East: ---, QJ4, 10, ---
>
> South: ---, K72, 2, ---
>
> North leads his last spade, pitching a low heart
> from dummy. What will East play? If he throws the
> diamond, then the deuce is good. If he throws a
> heart, then they come down.
>
> 11 tricks.
>
> John
I forgot to add what happens if East returns a heart
honor instead. North wins with the ace, then runs
the heart 10, pinning the 9 spot.
John
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