3 Responses to “i love this hand”

1. Bob Katz Says:
   March 1st, 2008 at 8:18 am

   I think that I would do the following:
   (1) win diamond
   (2) ruff spade
   (3) win K of clubs
   (4) ruff spade
   (5) cash ace of clubs hopefully
   (6) play good club from dummy and pitch spade unless I can win trick by ruffing with a small diamond which is unlikely.
   If not then I pitch a spade.
   (7) If I have won trick 6 I still have the ace of hearts and a high diamond to make my contract. If not then I let them take whatever spades they can, eventually win heart and play high diamond and diamond and hope that clears the trump so that I can win my little diamond for trick 8.

2. stacy Says:
   March 1st, 2008 at 1:23 pm

   I admire a plan that goes all the way to trick 8. I’d be a better player if I could do that.

   It was my good fortune to watch a great player at the wheel on this deal. While declarer thought, I tried my best. Win it, ruff a spade, club to hand, ruff a spade …

   Imagine my surprise to see it go :D: T, low, low, low. Can you see what happens now? I couldn’t. Ralph Katz ducked the :D: 9 continuation too. He won West’s :H: K with the Ace, ruffed a spade with his last trump and crossed back to his hand with the :C: K to pull trump and claim all but the last lonely heart in dummy.

   Making four.

   Wow.

3. Bob Katz Says:
   March 1st, 2008 at 1:42 pm

   A very good line. You can still revert to what I did if they switch at trick 2 which I think they should.

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