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I really can't complain about the result here because it was my mistake to push into a spade slam instead of the much easier club slam. Yet the play at trick 9 here is remarkable. All set up for a trump coup, but then inexplicably plays low from dummy. I'm too big to cry, but it hurts too much to laugh.
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Trump coup by basic robot -- almost
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Posted 2011-December-14, 15:45
I really can't complain about the result here because it was my mistake to push into a spade slam instead of the much easier club slam. Yet the play at trick 9 here is remarkable. All set up for a trump coup, but then inexplicably plays low from dummy. I'm too big to cry, but it hurts too much to laugh.
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Posted 2011-December-14, 22:13
myprac, on 2011-December-14, 15:45, said:
I really can't complain about the result here because it was my mistake to push into a spade slam instead of the much easier club slam. Yet the play at trick 9 here is remarkable. All set up for a trump coup, but then inexplicably plays low from dummy. I'm too big to cry, but it hurts too much to laugh.
No coup available at trick 9 South has no spades at that point so West has easy exits e.g. Q♥ and North has clubs still so no overruff possible. - you are guaranteed down but that club plays gives one more down- thanks for putting the boot in GIB.
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Posted 2011-December-15, 07:15
Agree there's no possible trump coup, but doesn't excuse missing a 100% line to make.
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Posted 2011-December-15, 07:39
manudude03, on 2011-December-15, 07:15, said:
Agree there's no possible trump coup, but doesn't excuse missing a 100% line to make.
What is the 100% line to make?
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Posted 2011-December-15, 11:01
cloa513, on 2011-December-15, 07:39, said:
What is the 100% line to make?
At trick 9, just keep playing top clubs. When West ruffs, you can then ruff the next trick and draw the remaining trump. I meant 100% line at the point of finding the 4-1 break btw. Alternatively, just cash the ♠K before running the clubs.
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Posted 2011-December-15, 11:10
manudude03, on 2011-December-15, 11:01, said:
At trick 9, just keep playing top clubs. When West ruffs, you can then ruff the next trick and draw the remaining trump. I meant 100% line at the point of finding the 4-1 break btw. Alternatively, just cash the ♠K before running the clubs.
Yeah, I didn't understand the club duck...That seemed to be the "misere" bridge play.
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Posted 2011-December-15, 13:00
Perhaps some use a different definition of trump coup than others. The line to make is as manudude describes, and at least by one definition constitutes a trump coup, permitting declarer to take advantage of his trump tenace over West's holding despite having no trumps to lead from dummy.
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Posted 2011-December-17, 00:04
This is definitely very strange, since the hand is practically double dummy at that point. I'll do some investigation.
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