easy Posted March 1, 2003 Report Share Posted March 1, 2003 you hold x ATx KTxxx Axxx The auction proceeds rho you lho pard1S X P 3C (invitational)3S P P 4C4S P P X you lead the A C and dummy has xxx Q9xxxx J Txx Partner plays the discouraging 9 and declarer plays the Jack. What do u do now? Please explain your choices. Also do you agree with the Auction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 2, 2003 Report Share Posted March 2, 2003 I agree with my bids in the auction. I can't say yet whether I agree with pd's bids. Declarer's bidding sucks. What I do disagree with is playing the 9 of C as encouraging/discouraging - this is silly when pd needs to tell me what to switch. Pd has 5 C for the jump to 3 and about 10-11 points. We know 5 of them are the KQTxx of C. We need to take 1 trump, the A of H and another. If I lead a trump, declarer can rise A (if he has it, ruff a D ruff a C to hand and ruff another D. How I defend depends on whether I am playing with a strong or a pick up pd. In the latter case I am playing a low H in case pd has something likeQx Kx xxxx KQxxx. After he wins the H he can get a trump promotion. If I were were playing with a strong pd however I would expect him to play the Q of C on the A with this holding. With a H s/t he would play the KNow I have to play him for Kxx or Ax(x) of S No doubt you are going to say pd had 4C to the QJ9 and unless I play K of D and then a S through, declarer will pitch the losing D on the K C. Well if I play with people who bid 3C on that 4 card holding, I think I need another partner.Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted March 2, 2003 Report Share Posted March 2, 2003 I'd be half tempted to exit a trump here just because no other logical alternative exists, and maybe I can cut down a potential ruff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted March 2, 2003 Report Share Posted March 2, 2003 I agree with Ron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted March 2, 2003 Report Share Posted March 2, 2003 Could we offer a ward for partners like this one? I'd fail to understand what logic was used to get us into this predicament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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