How to play this 6 NT.

[Helmer]

[hv=n=sa6ha1094dj76ckq86&s=skj109hq76dak95ca10]133|200|After ♥2 lead to the King, and switch to small ♦ to my king - how will you play?

 

As the lady sitting to my left loves funny finesses, I played the 9 of ♠, which gave me one more trick.

 

Now I tried to count again - 3 ♠ + 3 ♥ + 2 ♦ + 3 ♣. Still only 11 tricks.

If her ♥ lead was 4th highest.

 

Now I played ♠ to the ace - and took another funny finess - to the ten of ♣. also a good one (but in real might not be so good). [/hv]

 

Now only to finess the jack of ♥ or take the K of ♦ before taking the K of ♠ - which was a very good idea. Queen droped.

 

As we all can see there is a great presure on west, her lead, and later on squizz.

 

West had

♠ Q x x x

♥ J x x x

♦ Q x

♣ x x x

 

But which way is the best way? How to combine the squezz and the finesses and all that...... ?

 

Hope to get some good ideas.

 

Helmer

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[AceOfHeart]

although i cant see why the finesse is funny, but as you play small to 10 clubs you have 12 tricks. Also you need to spell check your post <_< Also not much people I knew lead 4th best in a small slam, esp from Jxxx :)

[Gerben42]

Before taking the finesse in ♣ it cannot cost to play the ♦A first. Now that the Q drops you have a marked double squeeze with ♣ against both, ♦ against RHO and ♠ against LHO.

[kenberg]

withdrawn Edited January 11, 2006 by kenberg

[the hog]

Why are you in 6NT with a combined 31 count and no good fit?

 

You are a very lucky boy - the lead from 4 to the J shows us you were playing against a very poor player.

 

Your line is poor. After the H lead your best line is A of D in case the an honoiur drops; you are hoping for QT tight, as this does not eventuate, a S to the A and a S hook is correct. You line is off with the pixies I'm afraid.