tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451434385242700515.post258398667854877116..comments2023-05-10T01:29:07.588-07:00Comments on Jennbridge: Guest: Bob KleinJennifer Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03110894426262469233noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451434385242700515.post-58247214195590124272007-09-10T10:34:00.000-07:002007-09-10T10:34:00.000-07:00On the first hand, if you don't want to guess betw...On the first hand, if you don't want to guess between 6H and 6N, you can bid 5N to let pard decide. I think he'd pick 6H here.<BR/><BR/>In the play:<BR/><BR/>1) If you're planning to duck the diamond lead it doesn't matter which side declares.<BR/><BR/>2) The Vienna coup / positional double squeeze is, essentially, a guess that RHO doesn't hold CK. If it's possible he has only five diamonds, you need him not to hold either black king, but we can play him for a six bagger. That seems more likely than that he will hold a particular black king.<BR/><BR/>3) In 6H, you can win the first diamond, SA, S ruff, HA, S ruff, run a few hearts. In addition to picking up a short SK, you announce you have 11 tricks. Now, when you lead CJ, a foolish RHO might duck (since a cover would concede your 12th trick, and he might want to do it smoothly) and now you can finesse again to make seven.<BR/><BR/>If you are afraid LHO held up and you don't want to go down in humiliation, you finish the hearts for a club/diamond pop up squeeze.Lenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461237726987136604noreply@blogger.com