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[hv=d=r&v=n&e=sat875hat4d64cq32&s=sj43hk986da52cj96]266|200|Scoring: Matchpoints[/hv]

LHO  PARTNER    RHO    YOU

                          Pass    Pass

1NT      Pass        2!      Pass   

  2      Pass        3NT      Pass

Pass    Pass

 

      1. 1NT was 15-17, 2H was transfer to 2S’s

Partner leads the C4 (4th best leads), and we see the following dummy.

Eventually, a low club is played from dummy and our JACK loses to the King

Declarer helpfully leads the Diamond 9 ducked all around then the diamond 10. partner plays the Diamond 3 and then 7 (standard signals) on the first two diamonds. Plan your defense.

 

 

[hv=d=r&v=t&w=sqt3ht87dj86ct986&s=sj98ha94dkt954ck4]266|200|Scoring: Matchpoints

For some reason your RHO dealt again (ok several boards later), and he opened 1. This was passed out despite an agreesive balancing partner. For better or worse you lead the heart 4 (too late to change it now, later maybe decide if you prefer something else). [/hv]

 

First few tricks (leader then cards)

 1  You H4,  7,  J,  K

2 RHO  S5,  8,  Q,  2

 3  LHO  S3,  4,  K,  9

 4  RHO  SA,  J,  T,  6

 5  RHO  S7... plan your defense.

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Hand 1

 

 

 

 

opp shapes

 

probably

 

??

???

KQJT9

K??

 

 

 

partner shapes

 

 

???

???

873

???4

 

 

partner has 5-7 pts (opener has 5 diamond kqjt9 so hes more likely to have 14-16HCP then 15-17HCP)

 

partner cannot have qjx in otherwise he would have lead them.

 

 

So if partner have

 

Kxx

xxx

873

Axxx

 

return clubs to hold to 3

 

 

 

if partner hand is

 

kqx

jxx

xxx

xxxx

 

return spades is best

 

 

if partner hand is

 

xxx

jxx

xxx

Axxx

 

heart switch declarer make 6 on a h guess.

 

 

 

if declarer has bare KQ of and 3 lousy he will always cash them before playing diamonds.

 

 

final conclusion in MP i will return clubs its safer.

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#1.

 

I think declarer holds: KQ, Jxx, KQJ109, Kxx. I'm winning the second diamond and putting a low heart on the table.

 

 

#2.

 

It appears declarer is 4432 with AKxx, KQxx, AQx, xx. I will ruff low and declarer will probably pitch a heart and partner a heart. A low club then to pard's Queen and a diamond return. Declarer has to finesse. If declarer ducks the first diamond I put in the 9 to force the jack. If he plays the Q from AQx, I win the king and return a diamond. Declarer has to play a heart, so I win, and play another heart - declarer doesn't know this to his hand so will most likely ruff in dummy and now can't score the small diamond in hand.

 

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Please put dummy on my left in these problems... :)

Lost that battle long ago. I argued that declarer should always be south (hidden or not). See for instance, http://forums.bridgebase.com/index.php?sho...indpost&p=14090. The policy became and has been for years, the player is always south. That seems to be the bbo conventional way to show it.

 

ben

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