bridge game - a deal from the paper... to pass some time...

[tmc]

North: S<10 9 2> H<J 8 6 3> D<A 9 8 4> C<K 3>

West: S<8 6> H<A> D<K J 7 6 3 2> C<A 10 7 2>

East: S<7> H<K Q 9 5> D<Q 10 5> C<Q J 9 8 6>

South: S<A K Q J 5 4 3> H<10 7 4 2> D<void> C<5 4>

Bidding:

South West North East

1S 2D 2S 3D

4S All Pass

Opening Lead : Ace of Hearts

Can you formulate a strategy for South to make 4 Spades.

 

[nakedfrog]

Nuke the entire site from orbit.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

S&W beats 4 aces.

 

[kranky]

Well, the opening Ace of Hearts denies the king. North leads a club ruff or a suit-preference deuce, and declarer might ruff a second heart in dummy. Partner may be locked in dummy, with no way back to his own hand without letting partner overruff a diamond. you wind up trump couped on the last three tricks. Opponent may finesse, or cross-ruff in order to set up the doubled overtrick.

South, seeing the long hand, might cue the responder. The following lead bubbles off, driving a scorch upwards of East. Grandma wants to know what all the hubbub is about. West does a woo-woo, forcing North to recoil in horror. East gives his partner the high sign. Realizing this is taking far too long, and uses words nobody understands, they agree to throw in the cards and start playing euchre.

 

[BlackTigers]

Originally posted by: kranky
Well, the opening Ace of Hearts denies the king. North leads a club ruff or a suit-preference deuce, and declarer might ruff a second heart in dummy. Partner may be locked in dummy, with no way back to his own hand without letting partner overruff a diamond. you wind up trump couped on the last three tricks. Opponent may finesse, or cross-ruff in order to set up the doubled overtrick.

South, seeing the long hand, might cue the responder. The following lead bubbles off, driving a scorch upwards of East. Grandma wants to know what all the hubbub is about. West does a woo-woo, forcing North to recoil in horror. East gives his partner the high sign. Realizing this is taking far too long, and uses words nobody understands, they agree to throw in the cards and start playing euchre.

'the fuck?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Originally posted by: kranky
Well, the opening Ace of Hearts denies the king. North leads a club ruff or a suit-preference deuce, and declarer might ruff a second heart in dummy. Partner may be locked in dummy, with no way back to his own hand without letting partner overruff a diamond. you wind up trump couped on the last three tricks. Opponent may finesse, or cross-ruff in order to set up the doubled overtrick.

South, seeing the long hand, might cue the responder. The following lead bubbles off, driving a scorch upwards of East. Grandma wants to know what all the hubbub is about. West does a woo-woo, forcing North to recoil in horror. East gives his partner the high sign. Realizing this is taking far too long, and uses words nobody understands, they agree to throw in the cards and start playing euchre.

Whist for us snobs.

 

[CrazyLazy]

Originally posted by: kranky
Well, the opening Ace of Hearts denies the king. North leads a club ruff or a suit-preference deuce, and declarer might ruff a second heart in dummy. Partner may be locked in dummy, with no way back to his own hand without letting partner overruff a diamond. you wind up trump couped on the last three tricks. Opponent may finesse, or cross-ruff in order to set up the doubled overtrick.

South, seeing the long hand, might cue the responder. The following lead bubbles off, driving a scorch upwards of East. Grandma wants to know what all the hubbub is about. West does a woo-woo, forcing North to recoil in horror. East gives his partner the high sign. Realizing this is taking far too long, and uses words nobody understands, they agree to throw in the cards and start playing euchre.

I believed what you said until the second paragraph.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: CrazyLazy

Originally posted by: kranky
Well, the opening Ace of Hearts denies the king. North leads a club ruff or a suit-preference deuce, and declarer might ruff a second heart in dummy. Partner may be locked in dummy, with no way back to his own hand without letting partner overruff a diamond. you wind up trump couped on the last three tricks. Opponent may finesse, or cross-ruff in order to set up the doubled overtrick.

South, seeing the long hand, might cue the responder. The following lead bubbles off, driving a scorch upwards of East. Grandma wants to know what all the hubbub is about. West does a woo-woo, forcing North to recoil in horror. East gives his partner the high sign. Realizing this is taking far too long, and uses words nobody understands, they agree to throw in the cards and start playing euchre.

I believed what you said until the second paragraph.

He was fine until the 2nd sentence of the first paragraph. Then it went off the rails big time.

 

[tmc]

hint: east should never get the lead. east will give the hi signal on the ace of hearts, but unfortunately, west can't oblige.

 

[eLiu]

I don't see it The best I can do is 3S. There's so much pain in every suit besides S.

Like you'll lose H-A and C-A obviously. Then you can win 7 spade tricks/trumps, 1 diamond, and one club... there's another "winner" in H but you don't have enough time for it.

 

[tmc]

ok. answer as follows (don't see if you want to solve):

*********

West takes ace hearts.

i am going to go with one scenario, but this works for every lead by west.

west takes ace of clubs and then leads another club. dummy wins with the king.

north leads ace dice discarding a heart from south.

lead a dice from north, ruffing it high.

goto the 10 spade of north.

lead a dice from north, ruffing it high.

goto the 9 spade of north (all trumps drawn now).

lead another dice and discard a heart (loser on loser). west wins.

but whatever west leads, you get ruff(2 space)-sluff(the last heart of south).

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Nuke the OP from orbit.

Indeed.

 

[eLiu]

Originally posted by: tmc
ok. answer as follows (don't see if you want to solve):

*********

West takes ace hearts.

i am going to go with one scenario, but this works for every lead by west.

west takes ace of clubs and then leads another club. dummy wins with the king.

north leads ace dice discarding a heart from south.

lead a dice from north, ruffing it high.

goto the 10 spade of north.

lead a dice from north, ruffing it high.

goto the 9 spade of north (all trumps drawn now).

lead another dice and discard a heart (loser on loser). west wins.

but whatever west leads, you get ruff(2 space)-sluff(the last heart of south).

oh damnit, I didn't consider forcing west to win & throwing H on a low D. UGH lol. Man I have a long way to go in this game.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: tmc

Can you formulate a strategy for South to make 4 Spades.

sounds racist...do not want.