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Millie Dabbs   
Monday, August 02, 2010

Dealer: East
E     S    W    N
1H    1S   P    2H
X     4S   P    P
P

North holds:
S-KJT
H-A864
D-Q72
C-K64

South holds:
S-AQ982
H-5
D-854
C-AQ72

Both vulnerable, matchpoints
Opening lead H2
How do you play it?

(South in some pairs bid 3C (help suit game try) after the 2H X and North said 4S.

Later I will show the EW hands

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Anonymous   |2010-08-02 07:23:10
win ace, ruff heart with 8, lead trump to dummy ruff heart with 9, trump to dummy, ruff last heart with declarer's last trump, then club to dummy draw last trump pitching diamond from declarer's hand then play clubs. see u soon jim logan
Millie   |2010-08-02 08:04:31
Guess need to change title -- not challenging at all to the Jim Logans. Hope you all don't read his quick response before you try it.
Pat Clark   |2010-08-02 09:48:35
It seems to me that with a 4-1 or 5-0 trump split, and a bad club break, he could lose 1 or 2 spades, and 2 diamonds making 3 or 4. So it seems to me that he should play clubs earlier, before opp gets a chance to sluff clubs under his ruffs. But remember, it's me saying so, not Jim!
Anonymous   |2010-08-03 06:59:04
it doesn't matter what they sluff as the hearts are ruffed. in answering this problem, i didnt have the luxury of seeing who follewed on the 2 rounds of trumps when lead to dummy, so my answer was based on a 3-2 trump break, more likely than a 3-3 club break. glad to seethe interest !!! will be back monday nite!! jim logan
Anonymous   |2010-08-02 16:47:14
Help suit game tries should be in suits without HCP, very weak suits of 3 cards or longer needing real help.

If you bid 3D HSGT, you will not land in 4S. With friendly splits, 4S makes but after a 3D HSGT, the North hand should decline.

Logan's dummy reversal seems to work?
charlotte kartsonis  - give us a hard one:)   |2010-08-07 21:51:57
ok millie give us a hard one)) chark
Millie  - Sorry   |2010-08-08 08:45:59
To chark and all the other smart players:
YOUR TURN!

I wish I had heard from the mediocre/beginning players who actually may have learned something from the hand. Come on, guys, don't make me look so bad!!
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