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- From: tnh@sw.stratus.com (Tim Hill)
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- Subject: Re: bidding problem
- Message-ID: <1ergbuINN9k@transfer.stratus.com>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 20:53:18 GMT
- References: <1992Nov19.172930.11072@linus.mitre.org> <By5n70.7ny@irvine.com> <1equdeINNob3@transfer.stratus.com> <1992Nov23.171758.13500@linus.mitre.org>
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- Contract is 6C.
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- KQxx
- AQxxx
- A
- T9x
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- Ax
- Qxx
- Txx
- AKQJ8
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- In article <1992Nov23.171758.13500@linus.mitre.org>, bs@gauss.mitre.org (Robert D. Silverman) writes:
- > In article <1equdeINNob3@transfer.stratus.com> tnh@sw.stratus.com (Tim Hill) writes:
- > :As Adam noted, if LHO doesn't lead a trump, you have the needed third
- > :entry to ruff two hearts and draw trump, so only 6-1 spades, 5-0 clubs, or
- > :a diamond ruff at trick one will set you.
- >
- > Or diamond lead, finesse loses, diamond ruff.
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- Why finesse at trick one?
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- > Or on a spade lead;
- >
- > K wins, A hearts, spade to hand, heart ruff, club to hand, heart ruff.
- > Now you need to ruff a spade back to hand. If LHO had 2 you can get overruffed,
- > and if you ruff high a 4-1 trump break can beat you if the diamond hook is
- > also off.
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- But ALL of declarer's trumps are high.
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