This hand is based on one that occurred in a pairs game at a recent Sectional in Everett, WA.
Assume you are playing teams, though.
You are South and reach 6H, and get a club lead.
How will you play?
Suggested line (added April 16 2015)
If trumps are 2-2, you will have an easy 12 tricks.
If you have a trump loser, then you need to do something about the diamond loser.
Spades are a potential source of that trick.
Since you might need entries to dummy, you win trick one in hand.
If spades are 4-2, you need 3 entries in the non-spade suits to setup and cash the extra spade tricks (the SA is an entry for a ruff).
If spades are 5-1, you need 4 non-spade entries. Not sure what to do about a 6-0 spade break.
So the suggested line is:
Win CA in hand. Play spade to A and ruff a spade in hand with one of J,T,9,8. Preserve the 6!
If spades are 4-2, you can now just play trumps from the top.
If spades are 5-1, and LHO hasn't ruffed, you now play the HJ from hand! The opponents cannot duck this (if trumps are 3-1) and now the H7 is the extra entry you need to dummy!
Assume you are playing teams, though.
You are South and reach 6H, and get a club lead.
| IMPS None | North ♠ AQT432 ♥ 72 ♦ A2 ♣ KQ2 | |
| South ♠ 5 ♥ AKJT986 ♦ 43 ♣ A43 |
How will you play?
Suggested line (added April 16 2015)
If trumps are 2-2, you will have an easy 12 tricks.
If you have a trump loser, then you need to do something about the diamond loser.
Spades are a potential source of that trick.
Since you might need entries to dummy, you win trick one in hand.
If spades are 4-2, you need 3 entries in the non-spade suits to setup and cash the extra spade tricks (the SA is an entry for a ruff).
If spades are 5-1, you need 4 non-spade entries. Not sure what to do about a 6-0 spade break.
So the suggested line is:
Win CA in hand. Play spade to A and ruff a spade in hand with one of J,T,9,8. Preserve the 6!
If spades are 4-2, you can now just play trumps from the top.
If spades are 5-1, and LHO hasn't ruffed, you now play the HJ from hand! The opponents cannot duck this (if trumps are 3-1) and now the H7 is the extra entry you need to dummy!
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