香港橋藝論壇

[Y C Lai]

Card play Challenge #55

[table][col]Hand 55
Dealer: WEST
Vul: NS
[col] 2
QT97
A8763
JT5
[col]
[row][row]
[col] A64
K5
KQT942
K8
[col]
[/table]


Bidding goes
N------E-----S----W
-------------------1
P------P----2---P
3---P-----3N----P
5---All pass

Lead: Q
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Jack Lai = Y C Lai

[John Tsang]

等小弟試下點打先~

if std lead,then east is holding SK and hence not either minor aces

SA ,S RUFF,D to K,S ruff ,D to Q,H5 now

if west go up ,then he is being throw in and can't return S or C,a H return will allow declarer discard C on H

if west duck,play H again and west is now in with HA,if he return H,then H is good,return other still same cases

so we don't need any finnesse to make this hand~just force opps to help

[Y C Lai]

1. You can avoid losing 2 clubs by guessing who has J, or by finding E
with Q (E can't have A).

Play:
Q - 2 - 9 - A
3 - 6 - 5 - 4
J - 3 - 5 - K

2. If you guess wrong, you're down. Far better than guessing is playing
through A, which you know W has.

T - A - 7 - 6
2 - 7 - 3 - Q
6 - Q - 4 - 5

3. W has to play a low heart. If W goes up with A, Dummy's Q becomes your 11th trick.

A - 7 - 8 - K

4. W is end-played. A heart sets up Dummy's 10. A club sets up your K. A spade lets you ruff and discard.
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Jack Lai = Y C Lai