Lesson 102.2

Chat log of Bridge Base Online session for xx1943 starting at: Tue Aug 25 20:38:15 2009

tonguedog: hijan1543: hitonguedog: hijan1543: just wanted to be sure I found the right placebjmue: al bjmue: second message. this is not going to be a smooth lesson for me as i have internet provider trouble. i will try to stay connected and am excited about this class. thank you in ...bjmue: advance just in case i disappear!terlian: Helloterlian: hi Sandyterlian: thought I would be the last one herexx1943: hi all. we start in 5 minuteswik54: hi->TwstofLime: !hgloriajane: hellonbsack: hello alldavidap: Hi all:)TwstofLime: Who was it that got the Jettison play last time? Was that Laura?omayne: helloterlian: jettison play?->terlian: discard an ATwstofLime: yes, the play Al showed us where you had to "Jettison" the Ace, I think it was Laurarobin_s: hi TwstofLime: hi :)->terlian: http://www.beginnerbridge.com/ljett.htmTwstofLime: Laura, were the player who jettisoned the Ace last week?xx1943: http://www.beginnerbridge.com/ljett.htmTwstofLime: I think it was Laura. Tossed the A!D on the K!S.tonguedog: hixx1943: Jettison = The discard of a high ranking honor, normally an Ace or a King, andxx1943: particularly the discard of a blocking card. The phrase originated in England by Mr.xx1943: A.E. Whitelaw in 1921.TwstofLime: Hi, Luisa :)terlian: good word jettisonTwstofLime: yes, I'm sure it was the Astro Lauramemex8: Hi all!terlian: hi memexTwstofLime: Linda! :)memex8: I was Laura, I remember because I thought she was so smart to do that!xx1943: Hi all. I'm very happy to see you all to the second lesson in series Bridge 102 thexx1943: basics of declarerplay.memex8: It not ITwstofLime: yes, she will be remembered forever!xx1943: I recommend you to set your BBO-Window to "wide screen". You can togglexx1943: between wide and normal screen with 'CTRL W'xx1943: I'd like to use this platform as communication center for this course:xx1943: http://bilbridge.com/forum/index.php?topic=177.0terlian: hall of fame for laura or chocolate covered fish?xx1943: I hope every registered student got my mail with the review from last TUE. Most ofxx1943: you found the post in Alfresco's cafe too.

wik54: yesxx1943: Especially I'd be happy about more feedback. Complaints and suggestions toxx1943: improve or very welcome.heppy: yep thanx Alxx1943: Please bookmark this forum and have a look at it after each lesson (and inxx1943: between, if you like.)xx1943: Our next lesson will be TUE 09/15 at the usual time 4pm EDT. In this fortnightxx1943: break Philipp(gowanlock) will hold 2 lessons for you to exercise, what you havexx1943: learned.tonguedog: i do not havejan1543: yes thxtonguedog: zedlui@alice.itxx1943: Clap clap clap to Philipp. Any additional reamrk, Philipp?boo559: thanks Philxx1943: The complete 102-schedule and all changes will be posted at our forum too:xx1943: http://bilbridge.com/forum/index.php?topic=177.0davidap: thanks PhilTwstofLime: Phillip is sitting at his computer but fast asleep.boo559: lolxx1943: ok let us start nowxx1943: I hope you all did your homework and have read LearnToPlayBridge the chapterxx1943: "More on taking tricks".gowanlock: we qill continue the great work, Al :)xx1943: Did you exercise the 5 examples????jan1543: yesterlian: yterlian: did examplesgowanlock: willterlian: and readjan1543: n but willdavidap: yTwstofLime: didmemex8: yesRedCat08: yesxx1943: Great! You are familiar with the terms "finesse" "finesse against the K" "finessexx1943: against the Q" "finesse against the A" "repeated finesse" "double finesse"xx1943: "pseudo-finesse" now?robin_s: yjan1543: yxx1943: Did you look up Mike Lawrence BridClues too?wik54: ydavidap: ymemex8: yesxx1943: ???davidap: yTwstofLime: oh oh...macmj: ygloriajane: yxx1943: If not, here is the link again:xx1943: http://www.bridgeclues.com:9080/quiz/HomeServlet?handType=play&dispHomePg=N&level=newterlian: looked up Mike Lawrence...did not understand his stuffxx1943: Today I prepared 8 deals for you with different examples for a finesse. Thexx1943: contract is always 6NT. The bidding is of no interest.xx1943: The !S suit is the one where you have to finesse. The !C suit is for transportationxx1943: and red suits always have 3 tricks from the top.xx1943: #1: AQX - xxx Simple finesse against the K.xx1943: do you see all 4 hands?wik54: yTwstofLime: yesterlian: y

memex8: yestonguedog: ymesha: yjan1543: ygloriajane: yRedCat08: no -- did you want us to?boo559: noheppy: yrobin_s: ydavidap: yzest09: yxx1943: it is easier to look at all 4 handsRedCat08: got itboo559: yxx1943: it is more challenging only to kib Southomayne: yheppy: sembra di sixx1943: it is up to you which kibbing option you chosexx1943: everyone knows, how to change the kibbing option?zest09: noterlian: yboo559: norobin_s: njan1543: ymesha: y, s only nowwik54: yxx1943: Key in Ctrl + P or cursor over the Bd # box and click on your own ID. to bring upxx1943: your profile, select the"At the table"-tab and check in the right bottom box "kibitzxx1943: South".tonguedog: yxx1943: got it?RedCat08: on web version -- go to options, advanced optionsxx1943: ty REDCATtonguedog: kib onlu s?->tonguedog: up to youtonguedog: okboo559: we want all hands showing right?xx1943: it is easier to show all hands and more challenging to kib South only, your choiceboo559: txxx1943: let us count the winners in this hand:jan1543: 10boo559: 11nbsack: 11wik54: 9memex8: 11terlian: 11tonguedog: 11gloriajane: 10xx1943: Winners are sure tricks, wish you can cash without iving opps the leadRedCat08: 11davidap: 11jan1543: 11xx1943: 11 is correctxx1943: 1!S+3!H+3!D+4!C=11BILmanager: !D looking good nice turn out - thx for doing this - if I dont see you later - have a great holiday :) - maureen xx1943: no question to this?jan1543: n

terlian: nwik54: n->BILmanager: ty MaurrenRedCat08: no questionboo559: ngloriajane: ntonguedog: nlearning4: ndavidap: nscooter321: nbilianil: nxx1943: Welcome our great BILMANAGER MAUREENllw25: ngloriajane: hi maureenTwstofLime: Hi, Maureen! Queen of Hearts! !Hboo559: Hi Maureentonguedog: hi deardavidap: HI Maureenxx1943: ok the 12th trick must come from the !S suitjan1543: hi maureenRedCat08: clap, clap clap to Maureen!firsty: hi Maureen :)gloriajane: there isn't much transportation to dummytonguedog: nothd (Lobby): I'm getting access denied. Err=3. How do I join the table? It workewd last week?wik54: only one chancetonguedog: play c and try finesse e for ksboo559: clubsdavidap: Q!C->thd: ask Bilmanager please->thd: are you BIL-member?xx1943: The only suit to provide an extra trick is !S. To make this work, you must assume axx1943: specific card with EAST.xx1943: ???wik54: kRedCat08: K !slearning4: k- spadesxx1943: East must hold the !SK. To score a 2nd !Sc trick (besides the sure trick with the A)heppy: kxx1943: with have to finesse against East's K.davidap: Ethd (Lobby): Yes but I got a message about $10? ->thd: that is the problemxx1943: In which hand must be the lead to excute that finesse?thd (Lobby): OK I'll be backterlian: NRedCat08: nllw25: wtonguedog: nwik54: ngloriajane: ntonguedog: ndavidap: nlearning4: nxx1943: The lead must be in dummy. Always lead towards the crucial honor combination.xx1943: Do we have an entry to dummy?wik54: y

xx1943: ???tonguedog: y gloriajane: yboo559: yRedCat08: yes, just onenbsack: y q !cdavidap: ylearning4: Q-clubxx1943: !CQ is an entry to dummy.llw25: clubsxx1943: Now I free the South seat and one of you will hop in to play this hand.heppy: !C small to Q!Cxx1943: hi Luisaxx1943: good lucktonguedog: thxterlian: bravo TDwik54: finesse did not workxx1943: finesse DID workwik54: rightxx1943: now the rest is plain sailingtonguedog: yMarnie142: wd Luisa!terlian: beautifuljan1543: wjan1543: wdxx1943: clap clap clap very well done.xx1943: clap clap clap very well done.xx1943: clap clap clap very well done.terlian->Club: clap clap for tonguedogheppy: brava!:)davidap: bravotonguedog: thxllw25: wdxx1943: ty tonguedocTwstofLime: wd!jan1543->Club: claprobin_s->Club: v gooodMarnie142: y make us proudxx1943: you executed sccessful the finesse against the Kxx1943->Club: #2xx1943: Are there any more questions to this hand?wik54: nxx1943: I cannot spare you some math: Do you know the odds of the simple finesse toxx1943: work.wik54: 50%terlian: noRedCat08: 50/50xx1943: ???gloriajane->Club: wish I could get hands like that!boo559->Club: 50xx1943: The simple finesse works with 50% chance. The crucial K has 2 places namelyxx1943: East and West. We need the K with West. So our chnace of success is 1 out of 2 =xx1943: 1/2=50%davidap: 50/50BILmanager->Club: !D please make sure your chat only goes to the table and not to To Club ( to club chat goes to all the tables ) - check the blue band at top of the chat box before hitting ...BILmanager->Club: enter - thx xx1943: Ok then let's turn to the next deal:xx1943: #2: AJ10 - Qxx this is what we call a "repeated finesse". If the finesse works it is

xx1943: worth 2 extra tricks.xx1943: This hand looks similar to the first hand. let us start counting the sure winnersxx1943: again.nbsack: 7RedCat08: 7davidap: 7boo559: 11wik54: 8Marnie142: 7jan1543: 8xx1943: The simple finesse works with 50% chance. The crucial K has 2 places namelyxx1943: East and West. We need the K with West. So our chnace of success is 1 out of 2 =memex8: 7heppy: 1S! 3!H 3!Dxx1943: 1/2=50%xx1943: 1!S+3!H+3!H=7 we need 5 more from the black suits.tonguedog: 7xx1943: In !C we can perhaps promote 3 more tricks by knocking out the A. Let us analyzexx1943: the !C suit:xx1943: How many !C cards are the opponents dealt?xx1943: ???terlian: 5memex8: 5boo559: 5jan1543: 5xx1943: E/W hold 5 cards in the !C suit.davidap: 5Marnie142: 5heppy: 5tonguedog: 5xx1943: What distribution of the opponents !Cs we must hope for?spinman: 3-2memex8: 3-2nbsack: 3-2Marnie142: 3-2tonguedog: 3-2heppy: 3-2xx1943: To score 3 !C tricks, we need a 3-2 distribution of the suit.jan1543: 3-2xx1943: To make our bid we need 2 extra tricks from the !S suit too. holding AQJ10 in thexx1943: combined hands, we have a so called "repeated finesse" position. We can score 2xx1943: extra tricks by leading the suit from dummy.xx1943: BUT we need an entry to table. Which card can do this job?xx1943: ???spinman: Q clubtonguedog: cheppy: agreetonguedog: Qcgloriajane: spade queenterlian: agreeRedCat08: need to get there twicememex8: !CMarnie142: play the 2 C and get the queenspinman: keep low low club for 2nd entry?xx1943: hmhh s!Q is not a good idea, you'll lose a !S and a !c trick for -1 at leastmemex8: could use 2!C to 5!Cxx1943: we need only 1 entry for this repeated finesse

heppy: the Q!S thenKaren10: play K then J !c if not covered?RedCat08: sry -- you keep the lead if it worksxx1943: but the idea with the 2nd enbtry is great,xx1943: remember, if we later need 2 2ntriesMarnie142: !SQxx1943: If the !CA has gone !CQ is an entry to table. We must save this card until the A isxx1943: knocked out. So we must use A and J to drive out the A.xx1943: K and Jxx1943: Now I free the South seat and one of you will hop in to play this hand.tonguedog: yxx1943: hi heppyheppy: hiheppy: sure winners?Marnie142: gl heppyxx1943: no playxx1943: we did all the deliberationsMarnie142: they will get control of the boardheppy: ah!tonguedog: y you sad play kand j for knock out an ace and after we have 2 entry free for the finesseMarnie142: why didn't the ace fall->tonguedog: yep, but we need only oneheppy: because opps are smartterlian: lol heppyxx1943: Oppoents are not obliged to take the K with the AMarnie142: hope your thinking cap is onxx1943: they may hold upheppy: so do iboo559: use clubs?xx1943: follow your plan to go to table and finessenbsack: wrong club?spinman: wrong club->spinman: not in this handspinman: cant get bck to dummyxx1943: very good move to start with the Qxx1943: if East covers with the K all tricks are yours and if not, the lead reamins in dummyxx1943: to repeat the finesseswall9: the rest are yours - congratsMarnie142: you did it!! Good Jobjan1543: why was ks put down when a was already played a sure loser???terlian: in the bag heppytonguedog: wdjan1543: 8s should have been playedterlian: great play->jan1543: clap clap clap very well done.->jan1543: clap clap clap very well done.->jan1543: clap clap clap very well done.just for funxx1943: clap clap clap very well done.xx1943: clap clap clap very well done.xx1943: clap clap clap very well done.memex8: yeah Moira!davidap: bravo heppyTwstofLime->Club: wd!!!terlian: brava Moiratonguedog: bravajan1543: wdheppy->Club: thanx but not all my merit...........yetxx1943: ty heppy

xx1943: don't talk to the club plsbeanie999 (Lobby): hi i cannot find BILTwstofLime: ok :(xx1943: Are there any more questions to this hand?heppy: sorry my error->beanie999: ask BILMANAGER Maureen is onlinebeanie999 (Lobby): i am registered for the 102TwstofLime: when scoreboards are up, it defaults to club :(Marnie142: small slam what funheppy: yep->TwstofLime: can you help beanie999 to find the BIL plsxx1943: and the next is comingMarnie142: look at your point countTwstofLime: yesswall9: think @ poor ops, the bad hands they r gettingxx1943: Are there any more questions to this hand?tonguedog: if the clubs was 4 1 doesnt work?wik54: nxx1943: A last remark to this hand: For the repeated finesse to work you need to lead thexx1943: suit twice from table or persuade RHO to cover the Q. It was important to start thexx1943: suit by leading the Q. If Eat covers, you have your tricks. If he refuses to cover, thexx1943: Q wins the trick and the lead reamins in dummy to repeat the finesse.Marnie142: yeah that has been mejan1543: why was ks played when the As was already played?swall9: discard?jan1543: yxx1943: !SK and !S8 were of equla rank at thsi moment it didn#RT matter which card Eastxx1943: playedjan1543: tyxx1943: Thexx1943: #3: Axx - Qxx Simple finesse against the K the other way.vanyvon: backward finesse :)xx1943: This hand is very similar to #1. The only difference is that the !SQ is in dummy'sxx1943: hand.xx1943: Why do you think this plan will fail:xx1943: PLAN: I take the lead, cross to the !CQ in dummy and lead the !SQ for a finessexx1943: (hoping East holds the !SK)xx1943: ???wik54: k s is not under the acememex8: pseudo finesseRedCat08: won't get an extra !s trick out of itxx1943: yif you are decalre you don't know, where the K ismemex8: lead toward Qxx1943: yeeverybody knows the term "pseudo-finesse"???learning4: noMarnie142: take that jack with the acexx1943: everybodyjan1543: yboo559: nheppy: noMarnie142: no explaingloriajane->Club: I cannot see the handxx1943: If you don't posess the J and A / Q are in different hands, then there is only axx1943: "pseudo-finesse" position. You cannot win by leading Q. If East holds the K, he willxx1943: cover the Q. If West holds it, the "finesse" is wrong. You cannot win by leading the

xx1943: Q.xx1943: In which way the !S suit must be started, to have a chance to 2nd trick?xx1943: ???terlian: Nswall9: declarerlearning4: eastheppy: from nxx1943: hmhhnbsack: from opponents hand?Karen10: S withAxx1943: North or South?davidap: Sswall9: sheppy: n with the Qmemex8: declarer must lead low toward dummy's Qxx1943: The suit must be started with a low card from declarer towards the Q. This move isxx1943: a finesse against the K too. But now you must assume the crucial !S is held byxx1943: ......... ????????eternaluke: south needs west to have the kingRedCat08: wmemex8: Wterlian: wswall9: wjan1543: wheppy: wxx1943: This time !SK must be with West.Samstar: wxx1943: Remember: Always lead towards the crucial card combination, which is the Q inxx1943: this case of the simple finesse against the K. So we lead a small spade fromxx1943: declarers hand towards dummy's Q.xx1943: Now I free the South seat and one of you will hop in to play this hand.xx1943: hi janjan1543: hiMarnie142: gl janjan1543: tyxx1943->Kibitzers: now he has 12 tricks :)xx1943: congrat you have 12 tricks nowjan1543: ty.terlian: wd janMarnie142: well done!TwstofLime: Linda is not a BIL member and is going to write Maureen. (Bean)memex8: very nice!->TwstofLime: no difference, if West had taken !SK in trick 2Marnie142: claim it tonguedog: wddavidap: wd:)terlian->Club: clap clap janeterlian: janxx1943: clap clap clap very well done.xx1943: clap clap clap very well done.xx1943: clap clap clap very well done.jan1543: ty allheppy->Club: clever girlSamstar: wd Janxx1943: you gained an overtrick by a false claimtonguedog: wdheppy: sorry sorryMarnie142: devil is in the detailsxx1943: you had only 12 tricks and must lose 1.EddyHaskel: director!

xx1943: but that doesn't matter todayjan1543: sorry i forget how to claimxx1943: yep in tournamnet cry for tD after a false claim happnedjan1543: okay lolxx1943: AJ10 - xxx double finessexx1943: #4xx1943: The same hand as in #1, but the Qx substituted by J10xx1943: This is called a double finesse position. You must lead from dummy and hope, thatxx1943: East holds at least one of the missing honors.xx1943: What do you think, are the odds better for the double finesse to win an extra extraxx1943: or the single finesse as played in #1?TwstofLime: 5050jan1543: a lot lessxx1943: If you think the odds for double finesse are better please answer yes or y.terlian: njan1543: nswall9: yguyb2: ybjmue: nmemex8: nSamstar: ywik54: north has only one entrygloriajane: nxx1943: ok we'll do the calculation laterMarnie142: q!Cxx1943: In fact the single finesse has 50% chance of sucess and the double finesse 75%.xx1943: There are 4 possible distributions of the !sK and Q: East could 1) hold them both,xx1943: 2) hold the K, 3) hold the Q and 4) hold none of the honors.xx1943: The first 3 cases give declarer an extra trick. 3 out of 4 is 3/4=75%xx1943: There is another problem. You need 2 entries to table top execute the "doublexx1943: finesse"swall9: npxx1943: The 2 entries must come from the !C suit.xx1943: Do you have any idea, which card besides the Q could be an entry???boo559: jtonguedog: nRedCat08: 5 !cginger_321: 5Marnie142: the !C5xx1943: You must cash !C A and K to test the suit. If opponent's !cs are distributed 3-2,xx1943: overtake !CJ with the Q (your first entry ) and later play the 2 to the 5.gloriajane: 5 clubguyb2: 3nbsack: any of the lower !Cxx1943: Did you all understand this maneuver?memex8: yMarnie142: think soxx1943: Now I free the South seat and one of you will hop in to play this hand. Don't be shyxx1943: it's eays after the explanation.heppy: ytonguedog: 5wik54: yesxx1943: hi swallswall9: hixx1943: well donexx1943: clap clap clap very well done.xx1943: clap clap clap very well done.

xx1943: clap clap clap very well done.terlian: beautifulswall9: thx 4 all the helpmemex8: lovely swall!tonguedog: wddavidap: clap clap:)jan1543: wdTwstofLime: wd :)heppy->Club: such clever people here!xx1943: only 1 remark:xx1943: Better to cash !CA and !CK before overtaking the J. To test if the !c are distributedxx1943: 3-2xx1943: Please free your seat. To do this, click on your nick and answer the up-poppingxx1943: question "Are you sure ...." with yes.xx1943: Are there any more questions to this hand?RedCat08: ?tonguedog: nxx1943: ???wik54: njan1543: nMarnie142->Club: good heredavidap: nterlian->Club: nxx1943: #5: KQJ - xxxRedCat08: what did you mean by the term "double finesse"?, when you asked the questionswall9: thx 4 info @ possible dist probterlian: sorryxx1943: double finesse means AJ10 - xxx and you need 2 tricksterlian: againxx1943: ok now?->RedCat08: ok nowRedCat08: still thinking but okRedCat08: move on -- I will think!xx1943: This is really an easy one. All you have to do is:xx1943: PLAN: I take the lead in my hand and play !SK to knock out the A andxx1943: ............................. 2 tricks in that suit.xx1943: which is the verb I omitted ...................?xx1943: ??? What is the omitted word.memex8: takegloriajane: winwik54: what are the odds of having this good hand in real life:)EddyHaskel: enjoyxx1943: Last lesson we talked about promotion. If you lost a trick to !SA you PROMOTED 2xx1943: !S tricks.xx1943: promotewik54: promotexx1943: Now I free the South seat and one of you will hop in to play this hand.xx1943: hi Marniexx1943: oops that is dangerousMarnie142: ok whyxx1943: what if West hlods A and another !Swik54: but has no reason to hold-up. does he?xx1943: you have no other stopper in Sstanira3: now have twelve tricks without leading the j!sxx1943: but 2 !S in the bag are neoughxx1943: cash the other sure tricksMarnie142: gotcha->stanira3: that's it

jan1543: vwd marniexx1943: well done.tonguedog: wdMarnie142: tyTwstofLime: well done :)terlian: vn marniememex8: WD!xx1943: ty Marniexx1943: Please free your seat. To do this, click on your nick and answer the up-poppingxx1943: question "Are you sure ...." with yes.memex8: yxx1943: Are there any more questions to this hand?memex8: ywik54: njan1543->Club: ntonguedog->Club: nmemex8: should !S be played last?Samstar: nxx1943: don't chat to the club pleaseterlian: with so many honors does the order played really matter...ka, for instancejan1543: sorry xx1943: no !S must be played at trick 2memex8: tyxx1943: if you first cash all the other winners, East will have a red card to cash after !SAmemex8: oh yes, I see...tyMarnie142: if they get in with the ace what damage could they donbsack: but e has to be able to get inxx1943: #6: KQx - xxxxx1943: #6: KQx - xxxxx1943: This hand is identical to the last one with big difference: Instead of the !SJ you holdxx1943: now a small one. Now you can promotoe 1 trick by leading the K or Q but not 2.xx1943: To make 6NT we need 2 tricks from the !S suit. Do you have any ideas, how toxx1943: manage this?xx1943: ???eternaluke: need 2 entries to dummyxx1943: yepxx1943: East must hold the s!A. we must lead a small !s from dummy towrds the KQxxx1943: honor-combination in declarer's hand.eternaluke: to lead spades to handmemex8: lead small from dummy toward K & QRedCat08: so we need the club "thing" againxx1943: yepxx1943: RedCat congratRedCat08: :)xx1943: I free the South seat now and one of you, who remebers the maneuver from handxx1943: #4 will hop in to play this hand.xx1943: hi wik good luckwik54: txxx1943: greatxx1943: good news: !C are 3-2xx1943: clap clap clap very well done.xx1943: clap clap clap very well done.xx1943: clap clap clap very well done.xx1943: clap clap clap very well done.tonguedog: wdTwstofLime: vwd:)wik54: txjan1543: vwdmemex8: very nice!

xx1943: cognrat wikswall9: nice wikterlian: wd wikxx1943: you did everything riteterlian: yay wikwik54: hardly my doing:)wik54: but txxx1943: Are there any more questions to this hand?RedCat08: wd wik! :)jan1543: nwik54: nmemex8: nxx1943: ty wikxx1943: Please free your seat. To do this, click on your nick and answer the up-poppingxx1943: question "Are you sure ...." with yes.robzim: what if E holds up on the Aterlian: yes, when do you get such great hands?xx1943: you get such great hands in BBO from time to time, but with me as dealer 8 timesxx1943: in a row :)swall9: he gets the last trickterlian: indeed Al LOLeternaluke: here and goulashesxx1943: if East holds up the A a 2nd time, robzim, you have the 2 !S tricks you needed inxx1943: the bag :)robzim: I saw it as soon as I asked itrobzim: thanksxx1943: more questions?robzim: he'll never get back in until the endwik54: nxx1943: #7: KQx - xxx a second timexx1943: No I'm not c-nile-infected presenting you the same hand as before. You are rightxx1943: N/S hand are identical to the previous one.xx1943: Let us see what happens, when I try to create a 2nd entry in !C.xx1943: oops very bad news indeedwik54: distribution is not favorablexx1943: I have really only 1 entry to tablexx1943: this is a good moment to introduce my dear friend and partner vanyvonterlian: hi vanxx1943: He said to me: Cnacel this #7 it is to hard for these 102-gandTwstofLime: HI, Yvon! :)tonguedog: ciaoboo559: helloxx1943: gangrobzim: hi Yvonne:)xx1943: not Yvonne, but Yvonrobzim: sorryrobzim: just noticed:)vanyvon: hi all :)xx1943: okxx1943: hmhh didn't oblige. This guy plays too well.memex8: Hi Yvon!xx1943: OOOPs. !C are distributed 4-1. I cannot afford to overtake the !CJ with the Q,xx1943: because then East's !C 10 will be promoted.xx1943: Now we need a lot of luck. First let us try if East plays bad and goes up with his Axx1943: prematurely.xx1943: hmhh didn't oblige. This guy plays too well.xx1943: Can you think of any distribution of the defenders cards, which will let us makexx1943: another !Strick?xx1943: ?????

gloriajane: 4-1RedCat08: ohh, might get the ace out anywayxx1943: what do you mean 4-1 Gloria?memex8: 5-2RedCat08: yeternaluke: axSunrise4U: A10........gloriajane: 1 ace in eastxx1943: Now I free the South seat and one of you will hop in to play this hand.TwstofLime: too scary :)xx1943: hmhh not so good.gloriajane->Club: I goofedmemex8: you were brave!stanira3: need toplay 7!s first before cashing all other tricksand let east lead back to youTwstofLime: Bravo!jan1543: good tryterlian: yes brave gloriaRedCat08: Good try Gloriaxx1943: ty gloriaterlian: good on yaSamstar: yesxx1943: Please free your seat. To do this, click on your nick and answer the up-poppingxx1943: question "Are you sure ...." with yes.xx1943: this was the positionxx1943: which card shall I now try?wik54: 7sRedCat08: 7 !sllw25: 7sSamstar: 7 sxx1943: BINGORedCat08: claim :)xx1943: the only chance, which remained was that EAST started with AX doubleton in Swik54: 1!Sxx1943: BINGO. The odds for this to win were not really good. But the luck is with the bravexx1943: :) :) :)xx1943: Btw. The odds for East holding Ax and West xxxxx in !S are 4.4%. Don't ask how toxx1943: calculate this. I'll hold a lesson for the upper intermediates on this topic soon.TwstofLime: :)))))xx1943: Are there any more questions to this hand?wik54: njan1543: nmemex8: ntyterlian: nheppy: n tyxx1943: and the lead again is the !HJ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!swall9: what a surprise!xx1943: these hnds are called "mirror" hands, if declarer and dummy have the identicalxx1943: distributionxx1943: mirror hand are mostly best played in NTxx1943: let us count the sure tricksRedCat08: 9wik54: 8memex8: 9jan1543: 9gloriajane: 9swall9: 9xx1943: 1!S+3!H+3!D+2!C=9boo559: 9terlian: 9

xx1943: we need 3 moreheppy: 1!S 3!H 2!C 3!Dxx1943: which could come only from !Sheppy: yxx1943: My dear friend Yvon told me not to show this hand to you today. But My teachingxx1943: principle is always look for the limits.xx1943: To make his bid, he needs 3 more tricks from the !S suit. He must hope the !SKxx1943: with East and repeat the finesse (if necessary twice).xx1943: PLAN: I take the lead, go to the table using !cK and finesse the !S.xx1943: Which card do I play from dummy now?swall9: lowxx1943: ???memex8: Q!SRedCat08: q !sgloriajane: second hand lowxx1943: okSamstar: qwik54: 4!sterlian: agree gloriaxx1943: let us try lowxx1943: and now???wik54: 2!sheppy: agreeeternaluke: ewwheppy: and take with Qstanira3: play J!sxx1943: if you lose a !S trick you have only 11 trickstonguedog: acexx1943: you need 4 !S tricksRedCat08: ace at this pointterlian: ASxx1943: and I'm 1 trick shortRedCat08: yesxx1943: scoring 3!S+3!H+3!D+2!C=11gowanlock: you need a double finesse from N - but you must retain lead in N as wellxx1943: te hfinesse must be repaeted TWICE, if East holds K87xgowanlock: sorry :(swall9: 2 to the 9gowanlock: was talking to sandy :(xx1943: if you play 2 to the 9 you cannot score 4 !S tricks but only 3 :(xx1943: if East obliges to cover, all is wellSamstar: cover an honor w/ an honor!xx1943: I score 4 tricks ins in a flashwik54: is there plan B if east does not oblige?eternaluke: planb need to be plan axx1943: but East is a good player he doesn't coverBBO_IAC (Lobby): => Club: !H!H!H 3 HOURS TO BBO_IAC MEMBERSHIP PAIRS GAME. LADIES CHOICE IS COMING UP. PLAN TO PLAY !H!H!Heternaluke: 9 firstRedCat08: n retains lead->eternaluke: that's itxx1943: So look what happens, if East doesn't cover and EAST holds Kxxxxx1943: .....................................xx1943: Now South is in a dilemma. Say he follows with a low !S..................xx1943: after the 2nd finesse declarer is in his hand without a way back to dummy toxx1943: repaet the finesse.xx1943: Say South unblocks the !S10 to repeat the finesse with th9 and hold the lead onxx1943: the table............xx1943: now East covers the 9 and has a sure !S trick with his 87 combination.xx1943: suddenly the 8 is the 2nd high card after the J, coze all the high honors are gone

xx1943: we saw, South cannot win leading low or leading the Qmemex8: lead 9!Sxx1943: now an int4doesn't help we saw before Luisaxx1943: that's itxx1943: Now East is helpless, if he covers South has 3 tricks to take.xx1943: 4 trcks to takexx1943: and so onxx1943: no problem to take 4 !S tricksxx1943: If he refuses to cover the 9, the Q follows.....................xx1943: hmhhhxx1943: now you are stuck in your hand and must give East the !SKstanira3: play Q!s to promote spades in hand->stanira3: yep->tonguedog: !SQxx1943: If East covers the Q, all !S tricks are declarers,xx1943: If the Q is not covered, the lead remains on the table to take the finesse a 3rd timexx1943: and score 4 !S tricks.xx1943: I'm very sorry, if this example confused some of you. Catch after the lesson inxx1943: quiet a deck of cards and distribute the !S as shown in this example 8xx1943: South: AJ10x North Q9xx and East K87xxx1943: try the different possibilities to lead from the North hand a small !S, the Q or the 9stanira3: good lesson in card play...thankswyoming33: or save hand and open at teaching table and play everry which wayxx1943: or save hand and open at teaching table and play everry which wayvanyvon: great job as usual - have a nice vacation! byeheppy: bravissimaTwstofLime: wheeee!terlian: whewRedCat08: good job Louisatonguedog: sryxx1943: bravoxx1943: okxx1943: that was the last handterlian: have a great vacation AlTwstofLime: great lesson, Al! !Hxx1943: ty for working so hardjan1543: ty boo559->Club: what is our next chapter?xx1943: you are great studentsterlian: and ty for todayRedCat08: Great job Al!robin_s->Club: ywik54: tx ALxx1943: lokk up the review in the forumjan1543: ty alSamstar: tyheppy->Club: thanx Al and have a good rest:)))xx1943: I hope every registered student got my mail with the review from last TUE. Most ofxx1943: you found the post in Alfresco's cafe too.xx1943: I'd like to use this platform as communication center for this course:jan1543: have a good vac alxx1943: http://bilbridge.com/forum/index.php?topic=177.0memex8: Thank you Al for the great hands and lesson. Thank you Sandy, Phillip, and especiall Maureen for making this possible for us.bilianil: thank you Alrobin_s: thanks to allterlian: bye everyonellw25: thanks Al

scooter321: thank you Al!!!!!xx1943: and see you allSEPT 15bilianil: and Maureen gloriajane: Thanks to all our teachers.TwstofLime: Al, please remind students of their student study group 16:00 Thursday. :)bilianil: and the Astro gang!!!!tonguedog: thx i try to send a message before the102 course start but my message come back in my adress so i can't signgowanlock: so next week same time -we have a study session TwstofLime: Go Gangstahs!RedCat08: 101 grads rock!xx1943: Philipp and Sandy will fill the gapheppy: yes, Thanx toall who follow us and help us......!Hboo559: what chapter on the 15th?robin_s: yes to the teacherstonguedog: i do not know but my e-mail is zedlui@alice.ittonguedog: thx for a lessonboo559: next chapter?->tonguedog: ok I'll look it upheppy: luisa ci sei?xx1943: bye allboo559: what is next chapter????TwstofLime: Linda et al have a student study group this Thursday at 16:00!!! Join in student fun! BIL!gowanlock: great lesson, Al :)heppy: ma sembra che tutti i mei messaggiheppy: andavano al clubxx1943: next chapter: HOw to plan a nT contract. Read the forum there is the curri´culumMarnie142: thanks allheppy: il che disturba Al e questo no va bene->gowanlock: tygowanlock: italian lessons with moira starting soon :)TwstofLime: 4pm Thursday is the BIL student study group at 16:00EDT :)heppy: percio stavo zitta...........finalmente!!!memex8: Hope to see all Thursday at 4pm here in the BIL!!!!!HTwstofLime: mucho biente?xx1943: bye allmemex8: bye Altonguedog: bye thx alotheppy: bye Algowanlock: bye and have a great breakgloriajane: bye alxx1943: I'd like to use this platform as communication center for this course:xx1943: http://bilbridge.com/forum/index.php?topic=177.0davidap: ty AL for everything:)