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| | | From: bruceboje (Original Message) | Sent: 6/9/2003 2:23 PM |
Early in our bridge education we learned to cover an honor with an honor. We were starting bridge and there were so many things to learn. This common situation was simplified with an easy to follow rule. We should learn to replace this adage with cover an honor with an honor when it may promote a defensive trick. It doesn't do any good to cover the jack with the queen when dummy holds AK1098. Yesterday there was a hand where the dummy held J108 of hearts and the player behind the dummy held the Q32. Many players went wrong and covered when the heart jack was led from the dummy. J108 K9xx Qxx Axx Look at what happens when the jack is covered. Declarer can't go wrong and will always make 2 tricks. But if east properly ducks the jack, declarer will only make 1 trick. A good rule to remember is to not cover the fiirst of touching honors. This can be also be applied in situations like this: KQ109 Axx When declarer least to the king, east should duck smoothly. Now declarer may get it wrong by playing to the queen on the next round. Just remember, don't cover the first of touching honors. |
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| | | From: cadet | Sent: 6/9/2003 3:49 PM |
to cover or not to cover: rules i follow: 1. i will cover if it promotes a trick in my hand 2.i wont cover if im 2 hand after card led-2nd hand plays low right or wrong thats my way! |
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Bruce, when I first learned that rule, it was, "Cover the last honor lead from dummy." For example, QJ9 10xx Kxxx Axx Declarer leads the Q, you don't cover. Wait for the J "Last honor". If you cover the Q, declarer can finesse the 10 from partner, picking up 3 tricks. If you wait for the J, declarer only gets 2 tricks. |
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Your example looks famalier. I believe your example was against me..... :(((( |
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Spade you seem to bring out the penmanship in me. Bruce who we all (maybe not you) acknowledge as an expert playter and a very good teacher has offered a free lesson here to folks like myself! Now what are your credentials so that right or wrong that's your way? Who do you think is gonna follow you? And secondly, if someone was doing it your way , now I think thety are apt to change since that is your way :-) And btw, its no rule that one has to answer every post on message board!! |
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Prior is right about not covering the queen. Cover the last honor is the correct way to think about this situation. |
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| | | From: cadet | Sent: 6/9/2003 9:44 PM |
i usually dont address you inanities "morgann" but deceided since you have nothing better to do than mention me in "EVERY" post you do ,that it was time to address the issue: 1. if you were a superior player,"RE EXPERT",think you would be well within your right to make your demeaning remarks 2.since your not "EVEN " a good player ,think its time you ceased and desisted from telling me here how bad i am. 3. ive never pretended to be a expert ,but if im very bad your far worse than me,im at least trying to learn and advance my game. 4. even though you think very little of me ,my posting on this open message board is none of your busness. 5 this is a open board and if i wish to post or not is my right and priveledge....... |
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| | | From: JoAnneM | Sent: 6/10/2003 2:06 AM |
Thx Bruce, a great lesson for people who are truly interested in improving their game. |
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This is a great attempt, Bruce, to bring out when or not to cover through basic examples. There are some really good basic examples at http://www.rpbridge.net/rpbr.htm#02 under " I've got you covered" Anyone wanting to polish up his/her " cover act" , would be spending good time going through those. |
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