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Make 7 tricks from this 9 card end-position I can't see it

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Posted 2008-December-03, 09:52

The lead is in the north hand.

♣s are trump.

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Posted 2008-December-03, 10:03

♦T, winning, discard a heart.
♦7... RHO basically must ruff with ♣4 and you discard another heart.

If RHO returns ♣9, you win in dummy. Cash a diamond, RHO ruffs, you overruff with ♣K, return to dummy with heart and pull RHO's last trump, cash the last diamond and concede a heart at the end.

If RHO returns ♥, you win in dummy. Cash a diamond, RHO ruffs, you overruff with ♣K. Now ♥A and ruff a ♥. Now ruff a ♠. RHO can overruff, but at this point you can ruff his heart return in dummy and pull his last trump, then cash diamonds.

If RHO refuses to ruff diamonds you can generally just continue playing them.
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Posted 2008-December-03, 10:06

You won the heart ace twice Adam?
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-December-03, 10:11

han, on Dec 3 2008, 11:06 AM, said:

You won the heart ace twice Adam?

Ok maybe too early in the morning for me. :)

Try this one:

Cash ♦T and pitch ♥.
Cash ♦7, overruff RHO's ♣4 with ♣K.
♥ to A, cash ♦6, discard ♥ when RHO ruffs.

If RHO returns club away from his queen, then dummy is good except for a losing heart at the end.

If RHO returns heart, ruff in hand. Now dummy has a diamond and ♣AJ8; RHO has ♣QT and two hearts. Play a spade and ruff in dummy. RHO can score one more trump (either overruff now or score it later) but that's it.
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Posted 2008-December-03, 10:21

ok I accept your claim.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-December-03, 10:28

Looks good. Thanks.
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