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From: halle1@houxz.UUCP (J.HALLE)
Newsgroups: net.rec.bridge
Subject: Re: hand R13 solution
Message-ID: <803@houxz.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 21-May-84 17:11:18 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 21 17:11:18 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 22-May-84 08:15:49 EDT
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The line given is fine if west was forced to lead a spade (say by a gun to
the head), but is irrelevant to this hand.  If west had a five card suit
anywhere, he would almost certainly lead it, thus the heart cannot be doubleton
nor can the club fall.  If west had led from three spades, he more likely has
the ten than not, so the finesse is not called for.  One of the points of
this hand is the card reading: creating a hand that is consistent with all
the available information, including negative inferences.