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- From: reha@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (reha.gur)
- Subject: Re: Which inference is better, WAS - "finesse or play for the drop"
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 17:58:50 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.175850.18797@cbnewsi.cb.att.com>
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- >Easly Blackwood (I think) came with the following rule: If your shortest suit
- >is divided 3-1 or worse (I mean 3-1, 4-0, 2-1, 2-0, 1-1 or 1-0) then finesse.
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- >In all other situations play for the drop.
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- >This of course when there are no other indications. It was tested on many
- >givs, and with a remarcable result.
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- Easley also analyzed lots of computer and hand dealt deals and
- his conclusions are worth paying attention to. He concluded that you should
- play for the finesse on hand dealt hands when you have no other information and
- that on computer dealt hands you should do whatever was right. This is from
- the the book "Expert Bridge" by Milt Steinberg(sp?).
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- On the topic of Cohens new book "Law of Total Tricks" subtitled "How
- to hestitate for long periods of time in high-level competitive auctions",
- I think it is truly a great technical book. But practically speaking
- the simplified version of the LAW (bid to the level of combined trump
- between you and your partner) is all you need for 99.9% of most competitions.
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- reha
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