tricky one?

[gwnn]

[hv=d=n&v=n&n=sajxxhaxd9xxxcakx&s=skxhk9xxdaqtxcjtx]133|200|Scoring: MP

RHO intervened 1♥ over pd's strong club opener[/hv]

 

LHO leads some random heart, which marks him with a doubleton (he does have a doubleton). What's the best chance?

[whereagles]

Seems simple. Take ♥K and finesse club. Upon the heart return, finesse the diamond (low to the Q, back to dummy and run the 9). Later on I'll decide what to do with spades.

[temp3600]

 

I would plan on ruffing two hearts in dummy, finessing twice in trumps, and checking if the ♠Q falls in three rounds :

 

♥A, ♥K, heart ruff, diamond to the 10. Take the return, second heart ruff, diamond to the Q and pull trumps (there are small variations in the play, depending on the suit returned). If everything went well (i.e. diamonds were 3-2 with at least one honor with East), I have 11 tricks. The twelfth one can come from ♠Qxx dropping, a succesful club finesse, or a spade/club squeeze.

 

 

[whereagles]

lol... forget that. I was playing for overtricks in 3NT :)

[brianshark]

 

I'm playing ♦s 3-2 and at least one ♦ honour onside, and either ♠Q dropping by 3rd round of the suit or fall back on ♣ finesse.

 

So I play ♥A, K and ruff one. Assuming W over-ruffs with one trump honour, win return, cross to dummy if necessary (ideally via another ♥ ruff), and take another ♦ finesse. Ruff my last ♥ and draw trump. Now clear the ♠s and ruff the 3rd round with my last trump in hand. If the ♠Q drops, chuck my last ♣ on the J, else fall back on the ♣ finesse.

 

I'm counting 3 natural trumps, 2 ruffs in dummy, 2♠s, 2 ♥s, 2♣s, and either the ♠J or ♣ finesse.