This is the answer to the question posted a few days ago. If you haven't read the problem go
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As AA will tell us, the first step is admitting you have a problem. With 29 combined points and every suit double stopped it's hard to believe this contract is vulnerable. As a few people suggested the danger is this:
| | ♠ | Q J T |
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| ♥ | A Q 8 |
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| ♦ | K 9 |
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| ♣ | A J 8 4 3 |
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| ♠ | K 8 7 4 3 |
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| ♥ | J 9 5 4 3 |
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| ♦ | A 7 |
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| ♣ | 5 |
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|  | | ♠ | 9 6 |
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| ♥ | 7 |
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| ♦ | T 8 6 5 4 |
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| ♣ | K 9 7 6 2 |
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| | ♠ | A 5 2 |
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| ♥ | K T 6 2 |
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| ♦ | Q J 3 2 |
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| ♣ | Q T |
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Against this layout if you play a club before a diamond you go down. Whether you take the club finesse or lead small from the table East will win the first round, fire a spade through and you cannot uncook your goose.
I like your play on words.
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ReplyDeleteYou still win if you play a club to the Q.
DeleteEast takes his K, fires back a spade (best).
You duck. West continues S (best).
You play T of C, AD of H, AJ of C and West is squeezed.
With 4 cards left he must come to S K, H Jx and D A.
You cannot be fooled because you have the count in H.
You play a D and even if the D A is with East you still win.
However the line is not 100 % because the H could be xx or Jxx with West and you would have to guess at the end.
The best line which is 100% is a D to the Q and play on Clubs when ducked.