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#1 User is offline   jmcw 

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Posted 2011-September-03, 08:41



Playing A/X against good opponents you get the lead the annoying lead of the ♠J. Obviously, I needed to avoid a trump loser and a ♥ loser. I considered the following lines.

1. Play to the ♦ Ace, take a pitch and hook trumps. Hoping to play trumps for 0 losers and play ♥ from thr top for 1 loser.
2. Play ♥A, ruff a ♥, ruff a ♣ and play trumps. This works if ♥Qx(x) and trumps play for no more than 1 loser.
3. Play ♥Ace and bang down the ♥Jack.
4. Play to the ♦ Ace, take a pitch and hook ♥ and ruff a ♥.
5. Hook the ♦Q planning to set up ♦.

Line 5 seems like a bad idea, entry problems and such, so I tossed it away without thinking it through completely.

Result down 1, how should I have played it?
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Posted 2011-September-03, 10:27

Well, I might be wrong, but I suspect that if the leader is leading trumps he thinks hearts aren't running. That means he isn't sitting on ♥xxx probably more like ♥Q9xx. That being my assumption, I'll try line #3.

As I said, I might be wrong.
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Posted 2011-September-03, 14:32

A singleton Jack much less Jx would be a very strange lead on this auction, but QJ doubleton or even QJ9/QJ8 would be more common, especially if we think dummy is coming down with two trump, or three and declarer needs to ruff a heart.

Therefore, any plan that involves finessing RHO for the trump should be discounted.

As far as taking a heart finesse is concerned, I think there is a partial inference that LHO led a trump because they hold heart length. As VM states, Q9xx is a good reason, because even one trump lead might set up a trick if partner has Jxx or even Txx. Therefore, I like playing LHO for the ♥Q.

So I will play ♥A, ♥J. This seems better than ♥A, ♥K, ♥ ruff to see if you can ruff out the suit and then fall back on KJx of diamonds onside.

I don't like any of the other lines.
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Posted 2011-September-03, 16:01

[sorry, nonsense]
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2011-September-03, 16:56

View Postgnasher, on 2011-September-03, 16:01, said:

[sorry, nonsense]



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Posted 2011-September-05, 07:06

View PostPhil, on 2011-September-03, 14:32, said:

A singleton Jack much less Jx would be a very strange lead on this auction, but QJ doubleton or even QJ9/QJ8 would be more common, especially if we think dummy is coming down with two trump, or three and declarer needs to ruff a heart.

Therefore, any plan that involves finessing RHO for the trump should be discounted.

As far as taking a heart finesse is concerned, I think there is a partial inference that LHO led a trump because they hold heart length. As VM states, Q9xx is a good reason, because even one trump lead might set up a trick if partner has Jxx or even Txx. Therefore, I like playing LHO for the ♥Q.

So I will play ♥A, ♥J. This seems better than ♥A, ♥K, ♥ ruff to see if you can ruff out the suit and then fall back on KJx of diamonds onside.

I don't like any of the other lines.

OMG someone agreed with me!
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