[rduran1216]

cherdano, on 2011-October-11, 21:06, said:

Sometimes I really want to award you the title of worst poster ever. To summarize, you posted a problem
- with an obvious single-dummy lead, where
- the lead on the actual hand wouldn't matter (assuming a competent declarer), and
- you weren't even able to read the thread and notice the post where it was pointed out that the lead didn't matter.

Its really delightful that the forum troll comes on to think I didn't read the thread. Thanks for your dazzling contribution. I hope someday to be 14 again where I bring sarcasm to my every post on a messageboard.

[JLOGIC]

Cherdano is the forum troll? I thought that was me

FU cherdano.

[JLOGIC]

unblocking the HQ is not an unrealistic play when your LHO has made a takeout X of 2S and not led a top club. RHO is now marked with the HK, and something like the CK. Not unblocking is playing him for the HJ and the DK as well. This must be far less likely after LHO has made a double than LHO having the HJ and DK. A diamond shift will not be hard for RHO to find looking at that dummy if we don't unblock, it's his only hope (assuming imps).

[the hog]

a) I would lead a top c.
b) I am pretty sure i would unblock the H on a h lead, unless I was asleep.
c) I agree rduran's last post. The post about which he is commenting was totally unnecessary.

[han]

Following gnasher and the Hog, I would also like to point out that I am good enough to unblock the heart queen.

[Phil]

han, on 2011-October-12, 01:10, said:

Following gnasher and the Hog, I would also like to point out that I am good enough to unblock the heart queen.

Me too. I think this position is in the 4th hand of Kelsey's Blocking/Unblocking book.

[han]

Anybody else who'd like to point out that they are good enough?

[Trinidad]

han, on 2011-October-13, 02:12, said:

Anybody else who'd like to point out that they are good enough?

I would like to point out that I am not good enough: Usually I am asleep when declaring. But my partner is good enough to unblock. He is even better at unblocking in the post mortem, when I was just sleeping so nicely.



Rik