doumee13

Well I can help with that ollibol! This was the full hand: [hv=d=s&v=e&n=s86432h102da63cj63&w=sah865dj754ckq1095&e=skqj1095ha4d982c74&s=s7hkqj973dkq10ca82]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] At trick 2 I played a diamond, I could not see any layout in which this would lose. Declarer won the ace in dummy and played a heart to his king, which won. Then declarer played a small heart from his hand and partner was forced to win his ace. Partner thought that declarer played as if I had Jxx in hearts and decided to play the king of spades, hoping to promote a trump trick for me. Thank you partner! :P Declarer ruffed high and played all his trumps. In the end he had only clubs and diamonds in each of his hands. I had to keep 3 clubs so I discarded a diamond. Declarer now cashed the king-queen of diamonds and exited with a club. I was forced to win and play another club, which gave away the contract. I thought declarer played well, but we had so many chances to beat the contract that I felt very bad about it. Should I have switched to a heart instead as hanp says? Even a club would have been better on this layout. Or should partner have foreseen this ending and played a club? Thank you for your comments! doumee

Hello, I would like to ask your opinion on the following hand, I have included all my cards and the cards from dummy: [hv=d=s&v=e&n=s86432h102da63cj63&w=sah865dj754ckq1095]266|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] South opened 1H. I overcalled 2C, is this a good bid at these vulnerabilities? I wasn't sure. North doubled (negative) and my partner bid 2S. South doubled (this was not a penalty double but was explained as "a good hand"). North bid 3H and south bid the 4H game. I led the spade ace, my partner played the 10 and declarer played the 7. How should I interpret my partner's 10, and what should I play now? Thank you, doumee