How do you play Q862 in dummy opposite AK73 in hand?
Imagine (perhaps a stayman auction) that your length and top honors are known.
A hint is below the fold...
Suppose you're playing:
Q862 in dummy, opposite
AKT3 in hand.
If you start with the Ace, 5, 2, 9, then what?
Against a decent RHO, the 9 is more likely to be a mandatory falsecard from J9xx (which is a priori 3 times as likely as stiff 9), so you should play the Q next.
Is there anything you can do about this?
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4 years ago
Very clever. That is one super generous hint though.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think you have disproved your own statement about the falsecard being mandatory.
This was discussed on BBO forums just a couple of weeks ago:
ReplyDeleteforums.bridgebase.com/index.php?showtopic=33032
Someone there suggested falsecarding 1/3 of the time was the neutral strategy. I'm interested to see if you agree.