A Club switch is only , perhaps, essential if partner has CAQ .Otherwise you need partner to have AK or CA with either top Spade honour. There is more chance of a trick in each black suit than 2 tricks in one of them , hence a switch to SQ at trick 2 has more ways to be ' right '.
usbf.org/2024-united-states-bridge-championships/2024-united-states-bridge-championships/index.php Thats the website with all the info of schedule / teams / systems etc. The vugraph itself is on lovebridge.com
Very silly by ' Brad '. But straight count would tell you not to cash the other top Diamond at trick 2 ( partner plays his lowest Diamond at trick 1 , not the 10). Now I would think a switch to SQ at trick 2 is fairly marked.....
Given that North plays declarer to have begun with Qx in diamonds, is their ever any urgency to switch to clubs after AK of diamonds? What lie of the cards are you playing for when declare will get rid off one club loser and South doesn't have two certain club tricks? The only possible hand for that scenario that I see is that declare started with: AK AKJT954 Qx xx where declarer will be able to ruff the 10 of spades good and discard a club loser. The probabilty of West having exactly that hand must however be very low. Isn't North putting all eggs in one basket when playing for such a lie of the cards? Switching to the queen of spades should usually not give away any tricks and might be the only switch that beats the contract.
You're right with your analysis but the thing you have to understand is that we are human. When your partner gives you a strong suit preference in a spot where you know that they had options, it makes your play "easy". Consuming more energy in this spot is not a normal practice. Its really hard to play top level bridge for days straight if you are going to question things that you would normally just assume. Now that hes seen me make this false card, he will be more careful for sure, so the false card pays itself back in other areas as they have to waste more energy to "make sure".
A Club switch is only , perhaps, essential if partner has CAQ .Otherwise you need partner to have AK or CA with either top Spade honour. There is more chance of a trick in each black suit than 2 tricks in one of them , hence a switch to SQ at trick 2 has more ways to be ' right '.
Thanks. Love these gems.
Thanks for sharing. Good stuff!
Nice hand, thanks.
Which team are you playing on for the trials?
Rosenthal. All info can be found here: usbf.org/2024-united-states-bridge-championships/2024-united-states-bridge-championships/index.php
Thanks for the video Gavin! How can we watch you? Would love to know who you're playing for/with :)
usbf.org/2024-united-states-bridge-championships/2024-united-states-bridge-championships/index.php
Thats the website with all the info of schedule / teams / systems etc.
The vugraph itself is on lovebridge.com
Very silly by ' Brad '. But straight count would tell you not to cash the other top Diamond at trick 2 ( partner plays his lowest Diamond at trick 1 , not the 10). Now I would think a switch to SQ at trick 2 is fairly marked.....
nice board
Given that North plays declarer to have begun with Qx in diamonds, is their ever any urgency to switch to clubs after AK of diamonds? What lie of the cards are you playing for when declare will get rid off one club loser and South doesn't have two certain club tricks? The only possible hand for that scenario that I see is that declare started with:
AK
AKJT954
Qx
xx
where declarer will be able to ruff the 10 of spades good and discard a club loser.
The probabilty of West having exactly that hand must however be very low. Isn't North putting all eggs in one basket when playing for such a lie of the cards?
Switching to the queen of spades should usually not give away any tricks and might be the only switch that beats the contract.
You're right with your analysis but the thing you have to understand is that we are human. When your partner gives you a strong suit preference in a spot where you know that they had options, it makes your play "easy". Consuming more energy in this spot is not a normal practice. Its really hard to play top level bridge for days straight if you are going to question things that you would normally just assume.
Now that hes seen me make this false card, he will be more careful for sure, so the false card pays itself back in other areas as they have to waste more energy to "make sure".
Cool. If you instead of dummy had had the D3, you would have had to play that instead of the Q?
Yes, I would have no choice. If I hide the 3 itll point him to spades
So basically you gave the opponents your suit preference