Maybe I am missing something. Let's suppose that the spades are 4-2. The
A draws one of them. Now we need to lead spades from the board three more times. and then we need to get back there to cash them. How? As near as I can see, this means that you cannot draw even one round of trump. If you do, there are three board entries by
ruffs, and that's not enough
Suppose we start:
T1:
JQKA
T2
A
Now we can perhaps ruff
three times and lead
three times in tricks 3-8. If all goes well the two remaining spades are good, but? We can get there with the
J but the opponents will still have a trump even if
are 2-1. A spade play will be ruffed, and that's that.
If
are 3-3 this line will work, at least if trumps are 2-1, and maybe it will work if, say Rho has
Kx but I think on most 4-2
splits this approach won't work.
My line in more detail:
I assume the
A is on my right and that Rho has 3+
T1
JQKA
T2
, ruffed with the
5.
T3
, I suppose he rises on my right
Suppose Rho now leads a trump. I have ruffed once and this play will draw a trump, but I have two on the board and only two diamonds so I should be good.
If, at T4, Rho leads a black card I am still ok assuming I am not overruffed when I ruff a
on the board (that's why I need Rho to have three, but even if not I will b ok if he does not have the
T. So then back to my hand in a black suit, ruff a
with the J, lead the last
from the board and claim.
If I am wrong I am wrong but I just do not see the
as a reliable source of cashable tricks if they split 4-2.