MPs, you get to 4H, the lead is the spade 5
A82
J85
985
9732
KQ64
AKQT9
A74
4
I let the lead run to my hand, 52JK. My plan was to cash the HAK, go to the SA, and lead a spade up to my Q6. If spades are 3-3, I'm going to make this. If they're 4-2, I still have chances if the doubleton is on my right (RHO can ruff air), or if LHO has the doubleton but no trumps.
LHO shows out on the second heart. At this point maybe I should just cash out and settle for -1. It seems pretty likely that RHO started with a stiff, especially considering his trump length. I stuck with my plan though, and indeed RHO ruffed away my spade ace. I eventually wound up -2. Maybe I'm just resulting.
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Not the best game contract ever.
ReplyDeleteGive partner one more entry and you can try for a dummy reversal on a 3/2 heart split.
I'm not real good at the MPs vs IMPs thing, but I think it's probably right to shoot for -1, and hope you had company.
Thanks for commenting! I didn't even notice the (almost!) dummy reversal possibility. It's one of those things I just never look for.
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