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You get a small diamond to the K, A, and J, ruffing the third round in hand as LHO follows to all of them. Which 4-1 split do you guard against and how?
Opps don't have an agreement to pre-balance light but RHO is known to not be a solid bidder.
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What do you guard against?
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Posted 2025-April-30, 00:07
You get a small diamond to the K, A, and J, ruffing the third round in hand as LHO follows to all of them. Which 4-1 split do you guard against and how?
Opps don't have an agreement to pre-balance light but RHO is known to not be a solid bidder.
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Posted 2025-May-03, 06:09
I think I figured this out.
trick 1 small dia to K
trick 2 dia A all follow
trick 3 dia J ruff with the 9 and all others follow
We discovered that the 3d bid was made with AKJTx (at best) from a sound bidder.
I would put all my eggs in lho holding the club A counting on 5 spades 3 hearts and 2 clubs.
In order to cater to a 41 trump split my play would be as follows:
trick 4 low trump to J
trick 5 club toward K (assuming it holds)
trick 6 heart to the A (need to retain a high trump in dummy in case rho continues a dia after winning club A).
trick 7 another club toward the Q (if that holds also draw trumps and claim ten tricks)
trick 1 small dia to K
trick 2 dia A all follow
trick 3 dia J ruff with the 9 and all others follow
We discovered that the 3d bid was made with AKJTx (at best) from a sound bidder.
I would put all my eggs in lho holding the club A counting on 5 spades 3 hearts and 2 clubs.
In order to cater to a 41 trump split my play would be as follows:
trick 4 low trump to J
trick 5 club toward K (assuming it holds)
trick 6 heart to the A (need to retain a high trump in dummy in case rho continues a dia after winning club A).
trick 7 another club toward the Q (if that holds also draw trumps and claim ten tricks)
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