Robots
A year ago not too many of the County’s players had come across BBO robots. Now we have learned to either love or hate them. One thing is certain - even though they can be erratic to say the least in the bidding, they do sometimes play very well.
Board: 5
Dealer: North
Vul: N/S
IMP
North
♠ Q4
♥ KJ32
♦ 10532
♣ 962
West East
♠ AK1075 ♠ J92
♥ 98 ♥ A105
♦ 964 ♦ AQJ
♣ J107 ♣ AK43
South
♠ 832
♥ Q764
♦ K87
♣ Q85
South West North East
pass 1♣
pass 1♠ pass 2NT
pass 3♦ pass 3♠
Pass 3NT pass 4♠
All pass
3♦ was new minor forcing, and the bot in East did not like ending up in 3 NT so converted to 4♠. The bidding might not be to your liking, but the Bot showed how to play the hand on the ♣ 6 lead (♥ lead is the best, but hard to find from KJ32!).
The lead was won in dummy with the Ace and a spade played to the Ace followed by a Diamond to the Ace. The ♠ Jack followed and when South didn’t cover the finesse was abandoned and the ♠ Queen fell from North. The ♠ 10 pulled the last trump and now came the first finesse with the ♣ Jack that ran to the Queen. South cashed the ♦ King, but that was the end of the road as West’s Heart loser was parked on dummies last Club when the suit split 3-3.
A nice lesson in finesse avoidance!
Espen Gisvold
PS
If you see a hand you think is worth mentioning please leave me a note at: Espen
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