Finesse Phobia

[zasanya]

NORTH ♠108xx,♥QJ10x,♦AQx, ♣Kx,

 

SOUTH ♠KJx, ♥A9x, ♦109x,♣Axxx

 

I was kibbing my favourite expert in a local prestigious tournament.

The contract was 3Nt

The lead was small ♥, declarer played Q, rho K, declarer won with A.

Trick 2 Declarer played ♠J, LHO,Dummy played small, RHO won with Q

Trick 3 RHO played small, ♣ LHO's 9 was allowed to win

Trick 4 LHO returned ♥ Dummy won RHO followed

Trick 5 ♠ from dummy RHO followed, Declarers K fell to A

Trick 6 ♣ 10 from RHO Dummy won RHO followed

Trick 7 ♠10 from dummy, RHO discaded ♦7

Trick 8 small ♥ from Dummy, RHO discarded ♦ 2, indicates ♦ honor

Trick 9 ♣A, LHO discarded small ♥

Trick 10 ♦, small from LHO, Q from dummy, RHO wins K

Trick 11-12 RHO cashes 2 ♣

DOWN 2

Deal was played on 7 other tables.All others (those whom I asked) made 2 OTs.

After the same lead they finessed ♦ 10 lost to K won ♣ return and finessed RHO's ♠ Q

 

Do you think my experts play was correct?[

Edited October 5, 2006 by zasanya

[1eyedjack]

I can't see how crossing to dummy in Hearts and then leading low Spade to the Jack can be any worse then the adopted play. I don't think I would test the Diamonds until after I have tested the Spades, though.

[Codo]

I don´t see any advantage in his line. Why not cross in Heart and play a spade up or try the double finesse in diamond instead?

 

Maybe he simply had a blind spot. This happens to experts. Just less often then it happens to us.