Double Dummy

In the past week Bart Bramley got me hooked up on double dummy problems. I find them an excellent exercise.

How do you make 5D on the HT lead

9876

                             T9876

                             Void

                             KQJ6

 

A                                                          5432

Q432                                                   K5

Q732                                                   AKJT54

T432                                                    5

 

                             KQJT
                             AJ

                             986

                             A987

 

 

 

Las Vegas

Once you ignore the zombies in front of the slot machines, Las Vegas was all right. It seems that the desert there desiccates equally well moisture, personal coffers, and the minds of the gamblers. Staying in a hotel 10 mins walk from the playing site, I got a nice suntan through my clothes. That was a bonus.

 

Play Problems:

Lots of interesting hands were dealt.
This one is from the Spingold and it still tortures me:
ATx J7x AKQ9x AQ facing QJx AQ8x xx KJTx
after uncontested auction, 2nt-3♣-3♦-6nt ♣8 hits the table with the speed of light.

How do you proceed?

Next 3 are from the weekend Swiss

Dummy: KJ7x AQJ 9 AJ532

Declarer: 8x Txxx KJ87 K84

 

1♣	(1♦)	dbl	p
1♠	p	1nt	P
3♥	P	3nt	All pass

 

♦ 6 is lead to the A and you win the ♦ continuation with 8, lefty follows with the 5. Heart to the Q loses to the K and another H comes back. Righty pitches a spade on the 3^rd heart. Over to you.

Dummy: J AKxx ATx AKTxx

Declarer: K98x QJxx Qxx Jx    

Playing against precision:

(1♠)	Dbl	P	3♥
P	6♥	All Pass

♠ A is lead. Next comes 2^nd
♠ to the Q and K.

Bidding Problems:

Red vs. white, xxx KQJxx x A9xx

2♣	(3♦)	3♥	p
3nt	p	4♣	P
4♦	P	?