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- From: rudy@netcom.com (Rudy)
- Subject: Re: 2S X play question and answer
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.002704.12464@netcom.com>
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- References: <1993Jan19.032244.29740@netcom.com> <1993Jan19.033526.1016@netcom.com> <1jlac7INN7f9@transfer.stratus.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 00:27:04 GMT
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- In article <1jlac7INN7f9@transfer.stratus.com> tnh@sw.stratus.com (Tim Hill) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan19.033526.1016@netcom.com>, rudy@netcom.com (Rudy) writes:
- >> Here's a hand that was sent to me by a former rgb regular.
- >>
- >> QT7 984 A743 842
- >>
- >> A9853 J62 KQ6 K8
- >>
- >> You reach 2SX on the following auction:
- >>
- >> 1S P 1N* X of the forcing variety
- >> P P 2H X
- >> P P 2S P
- >> P X all pass
- >>
- >> Queen of clubs to the Ace, and ten of clubs back, lefty following small.
- >> You chose to play a low spade, it goes low, seven, six...
-
- Righty made a rather essentric TO double with: x AKxxx xx AT9xx so LHO
- was KJxx Qx JTxx QJx
-
- At the table, a sleepy declarer crossed back in diamonds, led another
- trump, at which point LHO woke up and did was he could have done the
- first time, rise King and play heart, heart heart pitching a cluba nd
- now over ruff the club with the jack of spades.
-
- >Plan B: lose two trumps but only two hearts.
- >> Now what?
-
- In fact, once LHO misD'ed, you can make 3! Ruff a club, three rounds
- of diamonds, the ruff a diamond once the distribution becomes known.
-
- >> Any chance LHO misdefended?
- >Yup. His last chance to collect three heart tricks vanished when he
- >didn't play the SK at trick three.
-
- Was there a better line of play? Anyone for diamond to the ace, ruff a
- club, *now* a low spade. Does that cater to likely lies of the cards,
- or just this one?
-