Holding most of his side’s assets, East should be able to plan the defence quite easily. I’m not sure how many would get it right at the table, though!
Regards,
Iain
Robert LiptonOctober 26th, 2023 at 2:24 pm
I’ve actually tried that a couple of times, Iain. Unfortunately, west did not have the Ten. He didn’t have the 9 and declarer failed to put up the ten. No, he had four to the 7, and so declarer played the 9 from T9x.
Bob Lipton
Iain ClimieOctober 26th, 2023 at 3:49 pm
Hi Bob,
Ouch! You need to talk to Jim2 by the sound of things although, to be fair, maybe there was no chance in some of these cases. There is also the match point pairs / IMPs problem too of course. Settle for stopping the overtrick and you discover the hand could have been beaten and vice versa.
Regards,
Iain
bobbywolffOctober 26th, 2023 at 11:13 pm
Hi Iain,
At least to me, IMPs (or for that matter, rubber bridge) is clearly a better game than matchpoints. However, at least for every trick usually being momentously important,
BAM (board-a-match), at least much of the time, turns out to be the most competitive event, but only when the field is very strong across the room.
bobbywolffOctober 26th, 2023 at 11:19 pm
Hi Bob,
You need to befriend Jim2, since fate has created TOCM (theory of card migration) making two (not just one) event possible, declarer always having the 10 and just as certain, always putting it up.
bobbywolffOctober 26th, 2023 at 11:48 pm
Hi Iain & Bob,
Assuming that you were kibitzing and sitting behind East (3rd seat) who owned the AJ2 of spades and no other high card with partner leading a low spade. Declarer then played the queen from dummy with East then quickly following with the deuce.
Wouldn’t you be proud to be watching a very ethical player and want to later congratulate him? Sure, until you found out that they played reverse strength signals (low is strong)?
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Hi Bobby,
Holding most of his side’s assets, East should be able to plan the defence quite easily. I’m not sure how many would get it right at the table, though!
Regards,
Iain
I’ve actually tried that a couple of times, Iain. Unfortunately, west did not have the Ten. He didn’t have the 9 and declarer failed to put up the ten. No, he had four to the 7, and so declarer played the 9 from T9x.
Bob Lipton
Hi Bob,
Ouch! You need to talk to Jim2 by the sound of things although, to be fair, maybe there was no chance in some of these cases. There is also the match point pairs / IMPs problem too of course. Settle for stopping the overtrick and you discover the hand could have been beaten and vice versa.
Regards,
Iain
Hi Iain,
At least to me, IMPs (or for that matter, rubber bridge) is clearly a better game than matchpoints. However, at least for every trick usually being momentously important,
BAM (board-a-match), at least much of the time, turns out to be the most competitive event, but only when the field is very strong across the room.
Hi Bob,
You need to befriend Jim2, since fate has created TOCM (theory of card migration) making two (not just one) event possible, declarer always having the 10 and just as certain, always putting it up.
Hi Iain & Bob,
Assuming that you were kibitzing and sitting behind East (3rd seat) who owned the AJ2 of spades and no other high card with partner leading a low spade. Declarer then played the queen from dummy with East then quickly following with the deuce.
Wouldn’t you be proud to be watching a very ethical player and want to later congratulate him? Sure, until you found out that they played reverse strength signals (low is strong)?