What if South has x KJ10xxxx J10 xxx though? Or RR is South, has a small D in the hearts etc. Totally agree that the false cards are needed tbf but West could have been right..
regards
Iain
Jeff SerandosJuly 16th, 2024 at 5:52 pm
Hi Iain,
I am not sure I am taking your point here. Even if you award South the seventh heart and take away the third diamond, does the one discard prevent the slow black-suit loser (if there is one)? I thought the point here was that the possible ruff was just an extra chance that doesn’t cost anything. But I am willing to believe I am missing something.
Cheers,
Jeff
Iain ClimieJuly 16th, 2024 at 9:43 pm
Hi Jeff,
Suppose the hand is as I suggest (South is 1-7-2-3 with D J10 alone and Cxxx) and West still has HQxx but thinks East has DAQ alone so overtakes and plays a third Diamond. A horrified East with DAQx sees dummy’s D9 win, South ditches a club and loses 1C, 1H, 2D and no spades so the contract makes. The solution is “easy” with hindsight – with DAQx East should play a small D back to avoid such an accident after the 5th highest lead so West should trust East to have DAQ alone.
Mind you, I nicked the idea from a Kit Woolsey post on bridgewinners!
Regards,
Iain
Jeff SerandosJuly 17th, 2024 at 3:55 am
lol – I literally forgot the contract was 3H, not four. Knew I was missing something!
Iain ClimieJuly 17th, 2024 at 9:58 pm
Hi Jeff,
I wouldn’t worry about such an inexpensive mistake; if I’d sat East I might have considered bidding 3S (at different vulnerability anyway) and look what happens to that.
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Hi Bobby,
What if South has x KJ10xxxx J10 xxx though? Or RR is South, has a small D in the hearts etc. Totally agree that the false cards are needed tbf but West could have been right..
regards
Iain
Hi Iain,
I am not sure I am taking your point here. Even if you award South the seventh heart and take away the third diamond, does the one discard prevent the slow black-suit loser (if there is one)? I thought the point here was that the possible ruff was just an extra chance that doesn’t cost anything. But I am willing to believe I am missing something.
Cheers,
Jeff
Hi Jeff,
Suppose the hand is as I suggest (South is 1-7-2-3 with D J10 alone and Cxxx) and West still has HQxx but thinks East has DAQ alone so overtakes and plays a third Diamond. A horrified East with DAQx sees dummy’s D9 win, South ditches a club and loses 1C, 1H, 2D and no spades so the contract makes. The solution is “easy” with hindsight – with DAQx East should play a small D back to avoid such an accident after the 5th highest lead so West should trust East to have DAQ alone.
Mind you, I nicked the idea from a Kit Woolsey post on bridgewinners!
Regards,
Iain
lol – I literally forgot the contract was 3H, not four. Knew I was missing something!
Hi Jeff,
I wouldn’t worry about such an inexpensive mistake; if I’d sat East I might have considered bidding 3S (at different vulnerability anyway) and look what happens to that.
Iain