<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Chaos at the Sky]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://chaosatthesky.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[chaotic_iak]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://chaosatthesky.wordpress.com/author/chaoticiak/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[What a Luck]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>N KJT874S A9H K8D AQ6C<br />
E AQ653S K63H QT7D 54C<br />
S T75H A64D KJT8732C<br />
W 92S QJ842H J9532D 9C<br />
I got 2C+5. Another enraged moment.<br />
Bidding:<br />
N1S Enb S2C Wnb Nnb Enb</p>
<p>Play:<br />
West leads Queen of Hearts. Guess what happens. Okay, it&#8217;s pretty obvious that I wash the trumps.<br />
After Trick 5,<br />
N KJT874S 9H 6C<br />
E AQ653S K6H QD<br />
S T7H 6D KJT87C<br />
W 92S J84H J95D<br />
Trick 6-7:<br />
KS 3S 7H 2S<br />
JS 6S TH 9S<br />
Note how East misplays here by allowing my King and Jack to score. (Has East took either, I would only score around 11 tricks, missing on my hearts.) It&#8217;s also a luck that both Ace and Queen of Spades are in East. That basically secures the grand slam.</p>
<p>Moral: Luck plays like 10% in a Bridge game.</p>
<p>Problem: Given perfect knowledge of the hands as above to everyone playing, but everyone plays perfectly, determine whether the contract is met or not. Additionally, determine the game play.</p>
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