awm Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 [hv=d=w&v=b&n=skqhaj754dk853cqj&w=sa9842h93d92ct732&e=sj63hqt62dqjt4c98&s=st75hk8da76cak654]399|300|Scoring: MP[/hv] This hand came up in a matchpoint tourney. The auction was, west dealer: Pass - 1♥ - Pass - 2♣Pass - 2♦ - Pass - 3♦Pass - 3NT - All Pass This left east on lead against 3NT. The lead was the ♠3. At this point west made the good play of the ♠8, and declarer won the spade trick and cashed two clubs, then a heart to dummy and three more clubs. East made sure to pitch the ♠J (along with a small card in each red suit) limiting declarer to ten tricks (1♠+5♣+2♥+2♦) for a fairly normal score. The interesting part is what happens if west makes the mistake of winning the first spade and returning the suit. Now north can take twelve tricks! Not a situation I've seen frequently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double ! Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 hmmm... crushed in 3 suits but sequentially (progressively?), depending on East's choice of discards and declarer reading the situation correctly? a nicely placed ten of spadesgreat hand! DHL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartA Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 North-South can win at least 2(!!)♠+2♥+2♦+5♣ if West pitches ♠J, or did I miss something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 I don't understand - if East discards the SJ, declarer just plays a second spade and has at least 2 spades, 2 hearts, 2 diamonds and 5 clubs. In fact, after spade lead ducked, 2 clubs, heart to dummy, 3 more clubs discarding 2 diamonds and a heart from hand; East discards SJ and 2 red suit cards. Declarer now plays a second spade. If West takes it East will be squeezed in the reads; if he ducks it declarer can exit with the HJ. 12 tricks either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 In fact there are always twelve tricks, but after the duck of the spade at trick one it requires somewhat double-dummy play. The issue is that at some point declarer will have to play the second top spade, crushing the jack and establishing dummy's ♠T, a line of play which would manage to go down in three if west started with ♠AJxxx. In any case the play at my table involved declarer pitching the ♠K on the fifth round of clubs and east pitching the ♠J behind him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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