Finesse the J with onlly 7 trumps to make the slam? - with Curt Soloff
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We find ourselves in a questionable 6♠ contract missing the ♣A and the ♠J. What's our best chance to avoid going down?
Should we finesse the ♠T or play three rounds of trumps to try drawing out the ♠J?
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Beter chance imho is playing in trick 2 dia Q followed by a small dia ruff. Wins with dia 3-3 or trumps 3-3, but also with dia 4-2 & short dia with 4-card trump.
Not trick 2. You need to get your club loser away first.
Six months late but the odds of a 3-3 break or Jx is 36% + 1/3 * 62% which is rough 57%, so better to play for the drop.
But playing off a top diamond and going for a ruff works when diamonds break 3-3 and trumps are no worse than 4-2, or when diamonds are 4-2 and the person with the doubleton diamond has 3 or 4 trumps so I think that's better.
Great lesson Curt. One question - I thought you should always cash your ace asap when defending v a slam, even if you don't have a likely trump trick? And thereafter hope that you or your partner can get a ruff before declarer draws all the trumps.
Often the decision to lead an ace against a slam contract depends on the format. If you are playing matchpoints and believe your opponents are in a good slam, it is often wise to take the one trick you have coming. Playing IMPs where the overtrick is negligible, you might find a different lead for a better chance to perhaps beat the slam, as laying down an ace could give declarer the 12th trick.
Thanks Curt, good to know!@@curtsoloff4519
Finessing 10 slightly better odds
Finesse 10