Hi Dear Mr Wolff
Perhaps declarer would have been more comfortable hade he won the club return in dummy and led trump . Eight appears from east which means east could be having either eight singleton ( unless Mrs. Guggenheim indicating doubleton trump) 10 8 doubleton , H 10 8 or H H 10 8. If west held H H 10 5, south is always down and also declarer could lose only in the specific instance if east held H 8 doubleton but would prevail when east has ten. So finesse of nine is percentage play and once it wins, East’s false card in club woul not help him. Declarer goes to dummy in clubs, leads K of spades discarding club and continues clubs. When east follows, south discards diamond and plays two rounds of diamonds ending in dummy and last club. If east ruffs high or low, south sails home . So he is strip squeezed out of a spade and now south ruffs spade and leads heart to Q and east has to concede. What fun as Kelsey says
Regards
bobbywolffMarch 2nd, 2022 at 3:38 pm
Hi AVRR,
Many overall both declarer and defense plans are based on assumptions.
Logically those techniques are usually based on both sides view of where the high cards are located plus of course the distribution.
Finally, both sides need to come close to realizing just how adept, both technically and psychologically, their opponents are gifted, if only, to be right more often than not, on what to expect.
Nor they will (or even close to) be always right, they won’t, but and no doubt, each hand in this type category, will have different features to contemplate and then determine.
Naturally, against strong opponents, do not believe their count signals, since very likely their opponents will know that false signals to partner become meaningless in practice and will be likely psyched, assuming a double, double cross is not in the wind.
IOW, it becomes a mind battle, but when and if playing against equals do not underestimate their ability to be, at the very least, uncooperative in giving their hand away.
None of the above is an attempt to dissuade any part of your well thought out ruse, only to understand that all bets are off as far as either believing or not, what cagey opponents seem to be telling you.
In no way am I suggesting that you do not play as you did, only that many worthy opponents will be mixing it up as to misinformation given to who they think is a worthy opponent.
Thanks, as usual, for your very worthwhile post and, no doubt Kelsey is right, about the fun, especially when the “good guys” (or girls) win.
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Hi Dear Mr Wolff
Perhaps declarer would have been more comfortable hade he won the club return in dummy and led trump . Eight appears from east which means east could be having either eight singleton ( unless Mrs. Guggenheim indicating doubleton trump) 10 8 doubleton , H 10 8 or H H 10 8. If west held H H 10 5, south is always down and also declarer could lose only in the specific instance if east held H 8 doubleton but would prevail when east has ten. So finesse of nine is percentage play and once it wins, East’s false card in club woul not help him. Declarer goes to dummy in clubs, leads K of spades discarding club and continues clubs. When east follows, south discards diamond and plays two rounds of diamonds ending in dummy and last club. If east ruffs high or low, south sails home . So he is strip squeezed out of a spade and now south ruffs spade and leads heart to Q and east has to concede. What fun as Kelsey says
Regards
Hi AVRR,
Many overall both declarer and defense plans are based on assumptions.
Logically those techniques are usually based on both sides view of where the high cards are located plus of course the distribution.
Finally, both sides need to come close to realizing just how adept, both technically and psychologically, their opponents are gifted, if only, to be right more often than not, on what to expect.
Nor they will (or even close to) be always right, they won’t, but and no doubt, each hand in this type category, will have different features to contemplate and then determine.
Naturally, against strong opponents, do not believe their count signals, since very likely their opponents will know that false signals to partner become meaningless in practice and will be likely psyched, assuming a double, double cross is not in the wind.
IOW, it becomes a mind battle, but when and if playing against equals do not underestimate their ability to be, at the very least, uncooperative in giving their hand away.
None of the above is an attempt to dissuade any part of your well thought out ruse, only to understand that all bets are off as far as either believing or not, what cagey opponents seem to be telling you.
In no way am I suggesting that you do not play as you did, only that many worthy opponents will be mixing it up as to misinformation given to who they think is a worthy opponent.
Thanks, as usual, for your very worthwhile post and, no doubt Kelsey is right, about the fun, especially when the “good guys” (or girls) win.