rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP (11/07/84)
S:82
H:852
D:AK8642
C:42
S:J74 S:QT93
H:JT97 H:KQ3
D:973 D:JT5
C:T75 C:KQ8
S:AK65
H:A64
D:Q
C:AJ963
Contract:place it wherever you want for maximum score
(you are south and the opponents do nothing but pass)
Lead:heart
What is your play to achieve the largest score possible on the hand?
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Let's try 5C and see what happens. Win the AH. Cash QD. Cash AKS. Ruff
a spade. Cash AKD pitching hearts. Ruff a heart with the 6S. Lead your
last spade in this position:
H:x
D:xxx
C:4
H:T9 S:Q
C:T75 H:K
C:KQ8
S:x
C:AJ93
case A:west ruffs. discard a heart. West has no safe exit. You lose only one
more trump trick. Make sure you win on dummy if ruffing a heart.
Otherwise smuther the TC on a trump return.
case B:west pitches. Ruff. You lose only two trump tricks.
I received correct solutions from:
Neil Faiman
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