Tricky slam

[Gerben42]

[hv=d=s&v=e&n=st3hak82dkqj8ck32&s=sakj9hj76dat432cq]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

1♦: forcing 13+, 4+♦ unbal.

- 1♠: 0+ HCP, 4+♥

2♥: 13 - 17, 3+♥

- 2♠: asks for singleton

2NT: singleton ♣

- 3♣: asks

3♦: minimum, 3-card ♥

- 6♦: okay (admitted a bit of a punt)

 

Lead: ♣A 2 5 Q

♣4, plan the play.

 

HIDDEN: Trump distribution:

RHO has 9xx

 

[Winstonm]

Low from dummy trick 2 and ruff small. Cross in hearts. Cash second high heart. Cash club K, pitching a heart. If all is well at this point, claim on dummy reversal, ruffing hearts with the A and 10 while being able to cross to dummy twice in trumps.

[Codo]

 

I would play for the spades to behave:

Win the K of ♣ and the K of ♦ and cash two high spades. If they were not ruffed, you are home, because you can ruff the third high, return in Trump to the ten and ruff the last Spade high. Now you can return with a club ruff.

I don't know the math, but this will win if trumps are 2-2 or if they are 3-1 to the right and spades not worse the 5-2 or if they are 3-1 left and spades not worse then 5-2 and clubs not so short left, that he can ruff too.

 

 

[dake50]

With no opps bidding, hope 2C+2H+2S survive in a dummy reversal.

[Robert]

Hi everyone

 

I have played bidding the opposite major by responder(I still do in my Big Club methods), however, raising to 2H showing both a range of 13-17 with either 3 or 4 hearts appears to be a 'tad bit' wide range for both HCP and your trump support.

 

Has Blackwood, RKC and Kickback all gone out of style, you could be off two cashing Aces if partner holds KQJx QJx A10xxx Q which still appears to be 13+HCP

 

Since you are going to 'punt' 6Ds here, why not skip the lower bidding and just bid 1D-4NT(or a Kickback 4H*?) You did jump to slam without checking on the spade situation. Partner might hold QJxx QJx A10xxx A which appears to be 13+HCP with the same shape and the 'cashing' AK of spades is still in the other pairs' hands.

 

Regards,

Robert

[Fluffy]

I can see 2 lines, mix all chances in the majors, or just ruff twice in dummy.

 

Mixing is more complex, ruff a ♣ draw trumps, cash ♥AK looking for a doubleton, then hope for ♥3-3 and if everythign fails, guess the ♠.

 

ruffing twice in dummy is quite simple and easy, and I think its best:

 

♣K pitch a ♥

♦K

♠AK, ♠ ruff high

 

now you can either ruff a ♣ or come to hand with a ♦, I ain't sure wich is best, but there is not much difference. I woudl come with a ♦.

 

♦to hand

♠ruff high

♣ ruff

claim