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Poll Archive October 2007 Play this Suit!  (archive) This is the trump suit.  You need to play this for one loser, what is the best line of play: A108765     vs. K3 Which card do you play first? 1.  A 2.  K 3.  10 4.  8 9.  other____? Well done Patrick Jourdain! The correct play is to run the 10 to pick up the singleton 9 in LHO hand! July 2007 Matchpoints.  NV vs. Vul. Auction: (P) 1 (2) ___? Your Hand: x Axx J109xxxx xx 1.  2 2.  2 3.  3 4.  3 6.  4 7.  4 8.  5 9. other____? The top choice was 2 with the intention of bidding diamonds at almost any level at the next opportunity. April 2007 AQJ10xx 6543 Ax x Auction:  1S-1N*(forcing)-__? Does the form of scoring (IMPs vs. MP) or Vulnerability effect your choice of bids? 1. 2 2. 2 The bid for April 2007 was about 70% for an extreme 2 -- the feeling was especially strong at IMPs. December 2006 Matchpoints.  All Vulnerable.  AQ 86 K6 AK109875 Auction: P-P-__ 1. 1 2. 1N 3. 2 4. 2N 5. 3 6. 3N The top bid from the December 2006 poll was an agressive 2N! September 2006 MP scoring.  NV vs NV. What would you bid with: 94 J10974 AKQ1084 -- Auction: 4-p-p-__? 1. Pass 2. Double 3. 4 4. 4 5. 4N 6. 5 7. 5 The top bid from the September 2006 poll was an unhappy 4 bid.