Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mit-eddie.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!rh From: rh@mit-eddie.UUCP (Randy Haskins) Newsgroups: net.rec.bridge Subject: natural problem Message-ID: <539@mit-eddie.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Aug-83 12:07:33 EDT Article-I.D.: mit-eddie.539 Posted: Tue Aug 2 12:07:33 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Aug-83 02:46:15 EDT Organization: MIT, Cambridge, MA Lines: 29 Some hosers were playing bridge in our terminal room the other night, and the contract on the following hand was four hearts. When I saw declarer's and dummy's hand, I said, "Oh, wow, you can make six." S- A 9 8 4 H- Q 9 6 D- 7 C- A K Q T 4 S- Q 3 H- A K J 7 2 D- J T 6 5 3 C- 7 Well, 6 needs somewhat favorable distribution, and a sort-of kind opening lead. Now, try and make 6 with 5 hearts in the east hand. One of the defenders lead away from the KS at one point, giving away a trick, but the declarer still only made five (he didn't plan for the 5-0 break). Play with it, talk about the possibilities. -- Randwulf (Randy Haskins) genrad!mit-eddie!rh or... rh@mit-ee (via mit-mc)