Those Extra Chances
Oct. 15th, 2007 04:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lenv1Tx AJTxx AJx xxx
KQx KQxx xx AQTx
Play 4H on a diamond lead. The double finesse in clubs is 76%, but you get an extra chance: play spades first. If the ace is onside (it was) you can pitch a club, and make even when both club honors are wrong (they were). An you lose one IMP when you're teammates are, improbably, -650. Oh well.
5) 2nd, favorable
Qxx AJxx Txxxx x
AJxxx T AQ8 QJTx
1S-2S, 3C-4S, P
Ok, it's a slimy game. You get a diamond lead, and win your eight. Now what?
I'll give you a hint: that was the only diamond trick I scored.
RHO had four spades, so I won HA, played to CQ and A, they ruffed a diamond loser, and tapped me in hearts. I cross ruffed the round suits and gave RHO another diamond ruff, then he had to lead from SK at trick 12.
On one board I didn't write down (and waited too long to write up) an opponent executed a dentist coup on himself. That was neat.
I've been told by experts that top players don't preempt when completely bankrupt. That is, 1S-X-3S is more likely to be Kxxx x xxxx xxxx than xxxx xx xxxx xxx. Fine, that sounds great and I talk the same game. But does the auction matter?
12) 1st, favorable
Txxx x Txxxx T9x
P-1C-1S-2H, ?
Once the opps had a power auction, and I had negative defense for pard's measly one level overcall, I fell from grace and jumped to 3S. Pard was soon in game (doubled). Oops. I was ashamed to put down the dummy since I was the one who'd insisted jumps show...something.
+590. Shows what I know. I'm receptive to comments...
KQx KQxx xx AQTx
Play 4H on a diamond lead. The double finesse in clubs is 76%, but you get an extra chance: play spades first. If the ace is onside (it was) you can pitch a club, and make even when both club honors are wrong (they were). An you lose one IMP when you're teammates are, improbably, -650. Oh well.
5) 2nd, favorable
Qxx AJxx Txxxx x
AJxxx T AQ8 QJTx
1S-2S, 3C-4S, P
Ok, it's a slimy game. You get a diamond lead, and win your eight. Now what?
I'll give you a hint: that was the only diamond trick I scored.
RHO had four spades, so I won HA, played to CQ and A, they ruffed a diamond loser, and tapped me in hearts. I cross ruffed the round suits and gave RHO another diamond ruff, then he had to lead from SK at trick 12.
On one board I didn't write down (and waited too long to write up) an opponent executed a dentist coup on himself. That was neat.
I've been told by experts that top players don't preempt when completely bankrupt. That is, 1S-X-3S is more likely to be Kxxx x xxxx xxxx than xxxx xx xxxx xxx. Fine, that sounds great and I talk the same game. But does the auction matter?
12) 1st, favorable
Txxx x Txxxx T9x
P-1C-1S-2H, ?
Once the opps had a power auction, and I had negative defense for pard's measly one level overcall, I fell from grace and jumped to 3S. Pard was soon in game (doubled). Oops. I was ashamed to put down the dummy since I was the one who'd insisted jumps show...something.
+590. Shows what I know. I'm receptive to comments...
