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    From Dave Flower@DavJFlower@btinternet.com to rec.games.bridge on Sun Oct 6 11:05:17 2019
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.bridge

    The following hand came up at Northampton last Friday:


    Matchpoints none vul, dealer RHO

    Q J 5 3
    7 5 4
    K Q 6 4
    6 3

    A K 10 9 6 4 2
    A Q 9 4 3
    3
    void

    1S 2C 2S 5C
    6S all pass

    Opening lead CA

    Clearly the hand is unmakeable against best defence, but against human beings ?

    How do you play it ?

    Dave lFower
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  • From nrford100@cshearts@gmail.com to rec.games.bridge on Sun Oct 6 16:56:51 2019
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.bridge

    On Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 1:05:19 PM UTC-5, Dave Flower wrote:
    The following hand came up at Northampton last Friday:


    Matchpoints none vul, dealer RHO

    Q J 5 3
    7 5 4
    K Q 6 4
    6 3

    A K 10 9 6 4 2
    A Q 9 4 3
    3
    void

    1S 2C 2S 5C
    6S all pass

    Opening lead CA

    Clearly the hand is unmakeable against best defence, but against human beings ?

    How do you play it ?

    Dave lFower

    (You have the 4 of H in both hands, but then you misspelled your name, so what the heck <grin>.)

    A human being could lead away from the AD. Crazier things have happened.

    Assuming the KH is with East (or there is surely no hope), he could come up with it when you finesse and West could have JT doubleton, letting your 9 take dummy's last heart.

    So I would play for the heart miracle. Anything more sophisticated than that is beyond my abilities.
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  • From Douglas Newlands@douglas.newlands@gmail.com to rec.games.bridge on Mon Oct 7 11:26:23 2019
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.bridge

    On 7/10/19 5:05 am, Dave Flower wrote:
    The following hand came up at Northampton last Friday:


    Matchpoints none vul, dealer RHO

    Q J 5 3
    7 5 4
    K Q 6 4
    6 3

    A K 10 9 6 4 2
    A Q 9 4 3
    3
    void

    1S 2C 2S 5C
    6S all pass

    Opening lead CA

    Clearly the hand is unmakeable against best defence, but against human beings ?

    How do you play it ?

    Dave lFower

    Diamond towards the king.
    If W neglects to take AD just safety the hearts.
    If he takes it, cross in trumps, heart finesse then run trumps for
    the red suit pseudo squeeze with KQ6 as the threat on table.
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  • From The Hog@ronfromlao@gmail.com to rec.games.bridge on Tue Oct 8 17:37:15 2019
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.bridge

    On Monday, 7 October 2019 07:26:28 UTC+7, Douglas, wrote:
    On 7/10/19 5:05 am, Dave Flower wrote:
    The following hand came up at Northampton last Friday:


    Matchpoints none vul, dealer RHO

    Q J 5 3
    7 5 4
    K Q 6 4
    6 3

    A K 10 9 6 4 2
    A Q 9 4 3
    3
    void

    1S 2C 2S 5C
    6S all pass

    Opening lead CA

    Clearly the hand is unmakeable against best defence, but against human beings ?

    How do you play it ?

    Dave lFower

    Diamond towards the king.
    If W neglects to take AD just safety the hearts.
    If he takes it, cross in trumps, heart finesse then run trumps for
    the red suit pseudo squeeze with KQ6 as the threat on table.

    The Black Douglas' line appears to be as good as any to me.
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  • From Will in New Haven@willinnewhaven969@gmail.com to rec.games.bridge on Fri Oct 11 12:02:36 2019
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.bridge

    On Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 8:26:28 PM UTC-4, Douglas, wrote:
    On 7/10/19 5:05 am, Dave Flower wrote:
    The following hand came up at Northampton last Friday:


    Matchpoints none vul, dealer RHO

    Q J 5 3
    7 5 4
    K Q 6 4
    6 3

    A K 10 9 6 4 2
    A Q 9 4 3
    3
    void

    1S 2C 2S 5C
    6S all pass

    Opening lead CA

    Clearly the hand is unmakeable against best defence, but against human beings ?

    How do you play it ?

    Dave lFower

    Diamond towards the king.
    If W neglects to take AD just safety the hearts.
    If he takes it, cross in trumps, heart finesse then run trumps for
    the red suit pseudo squeeze with KQ6 as the threat on table.

    Good.
    --
    Will in Deerfield Beach
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  • From Dave Flower@DavJFlower@btinternet.com to rec.games.bridge on Mon Oct 14 00:52:55 2019
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.bridge

    On Monday, October 7, 2019 at 1:26:28 AM UTC+1, Douglas, wrote:
    On 7/10/19 5:05 am, Dave Flower wrote:
    The following hand came up at Northampton last Friday:


    Matchpoints none vul, dealer RHO

    Q J 5 3
    7 5 4
    K Q 6 4
    6 3

    A K 10 9 6 4 2
    A Q 9 4 3
    3
    void

    1S 2C 2S 5C
    6S all pass

    Opening lead CA

    Clearly the hand is unmakeable against best defence, but against human beings ?

    How do you play it ?

    Dave lFower

    Diamond towards the king.
    If W neglects to take AD just safety the hearts.
    If he takes it, cross in trumps, heart finesse then run trumps for
    the red suit pseudo squeeze with KQ6 as the threat on table.

    This is the best line, I think.

    I wouldn't have worked as, whilst the HK was onside, it was doubleton with the HJ.

    Note that declarer should play a diamond at trick 2

    Dave Flower
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  • From Charles Brenner@challambrenner@gmail.com to rec.games.bridge on Mon Oct 14 18:01:07 2019
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.bridge

    On Monday, October 14, 2019 at 12:52:57 AM UTC-7, Dave Flower wrote:
    On Monday, October 7, 2019 at 1:26:28 AM UTC+1, Douglas, wrote:
    On 7/10/19 5:05 am, Dave Flower wrote:
    The following hand came up at Northampton last Friday:


    Matchpoints none vul, dealer RHO

    Q J 5 3
    7 5 4
    K Q 6 4
    6 3

    A K 10 9 6 4 2
    A Q 9 4 3
    3
    void

    1S 2C 2S 5C
    6S all pass

    Opening lead CA

    Clearly the hand is unmakeable against best defence, but against human beings ?

    How do you play it ?

    Dave lFower

    Diamond towards the king.
    If W neglects to take AD just safety the hearts.
    If he takes it, cross in trumps, heart finesse then run trumps for
    the red suit pseudo squeeze with KQ6 as the threat on table.

    This is the best line, I think.

    I wouldn't have worked as, whilst the HK was onside, it was doubleton with the HJ.
    That's a cryptic comment. I thought it might mean that West, even if holding the diamond length along with H10xx, would smell a rat when East plays the rather high J on the heart finesse trick strongly suggesting that declarer has five hearts and hence no more diamonds. But if defenders are on the ball they would always clarify the diamond suit: E.g. from original AJxxx & 10xx, West can safely discard a diamond, which East can easily deduce is not from a 4-card holding. Hence East can discard both remaining diamonds to expose to West that the dummy is dead.
    Of course either way defenders are not always on the ball. So I'm puzzled.
    Very good line though.
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  • From allenfreedman66@allenfreedman66@comcast.net to rec.games.bridge on Tue Nov 12 15:01:55 2019
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.bridge

    On Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 2:05:19 PM UTC-4, Dave Flower wrote:
    The following hand came up at Northampton last Friday:


    Matchpoints none vul, dealer RHO

    Q J 5 3
    7 5 4
    K Q 6 4
    6 3

    A K 10 9 6 4 2
    A Q 9 4 3
    3
    void

    1S 2C 2S 5C
    6S all pass

    Opening lead CA

    Clearly the hand is unmakeable against best defence, but against human beings ?

    How do you play it ?

    Dave lFower

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