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Article #97Re: test your play R3
From: halle1
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 1983 14:59
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 1983 14:59
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North
S:T4
H:KT65
D:AKJ5
C:986
South
S:AKQJ983
H:
D:T43
C:543
W N E S
1H -- 2H 4S
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West cashes the K,A,Q of clubs, east following. Then West switches to the
QH. What's your best line of play?
Go up with the K. If it wins, great. However, east plays the ace. Ruff,
cross to the spade T, ruff a heart, draw trump, cross with a diamond, ruff
a heart. Now run the rest of the trumps. On the last trump, west throws
a diamond, keeping the heart J. Now lead a diamond and play the ace, dropping
the queen.
Why does the queen drop? If west had it, he was squeezed. However, east
probably had it, since he might not have raised with only the A of hearts
and J of clubs. (If he has the club.) Since if east has it you'll lose
unless it drops, assume it drops.
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