Winstonm Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 [hv=d=e&v=n&w=s9742hq3d642ckq84&s=sakq63hk9742d5c103]266|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] The auction: 1D-1S-P-PX-2H-2N-P3N-P-4C-P4D-P-5D-PP-P After this somewhat confusing auction, you lead the Ace of spades. Partner contributes the J. You continue with the K and partner plays the 10. Where do you go from here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcLight Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 I put declares shape at either 2=3=5=3 or 2=4=5=2 So far 20 HCP have been accounted for and pard had 1. Does declarer really have 20? I wouldn't count on pard for the heart ace. If we lead the Club 10, we spare pards J. Even if declarer gets a 4th round discard on the clubs, he will still have a heart loser. The one led not to make is a heart. Then declarer can ruff the third heart and make. Pard may also have 4 dimes and a slow diamond winner. I wont help declarer finesse it, even though he can. Lead the Club 10. I dont think a heart discard will help declarer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted July 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Declarer's hand was: xx, AJ10, AKJ1098, Ax. Two plays work and two don't. Another high spade, although setting up dummy's 9 for a pitch, won't help declarer as he has to take the diamond finesse and doesn't have the entries to finesse and pitch. Likewise, a club switch will do the same. What doesn't work is a diamond switch or the seemingly "normal" and safe play of a further low spade. A low spade allows either dummy to win cheaply and give a pitch or forces partner to ruff from the Qxx, obviating the diamond guess and allowing declarer to draw trumps and execute a simple heart/spade squeeze against LHO by running all the diamonds followed by the three top clubs. If RHO fail to ruff, this somewhat marks him with the Qxx and allows a first round finesse as declarer is in dummy with the spade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Hmmm, history of the hand came too soon... :( I'd play high ♠, since I guess it won't help declarer. We have to go passive on this one. I don't want partner to ruff a low ♠, I don't want to give declarer a free finesse, so it's either a ♣ or a high ♠. After some thinking, I guess both are equally good, since ♣ can hardly give away a trick, and so can't a high ♠. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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