Apollo81 Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 [hv=d=w&v=n&n=s987hakt83dkj92c8&w=shdc&e=shdc&s=sak5h76dt54caqj53]399|300|Scoring: MPAuction (NC):1♥-2♣*2♥-2NT**3NT-pass * Reverse Drury** natural game force, denies 5+♦[/hv] trick 1: ♠Q, 7, J, ?? plan the playopponents are using standard american honor leads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 This is an unusual start. It looks like LHO lead the queen from Qx, and RHO thought that this was from AKQ. I can't think of another reasonable explanation. So I will win the first trick and play a low diamond to the jack. I'm pretty sure that I will need diamond tricks, so I might as well start with them immediately. I hope you gave a better explanation than "reverse drury" at the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Yeah. I don't get how "reverse Drury" can be operating when you're an unpassed hand, and you don't have heart support. Anyway.... I'd also win the ♠A, and go to the ♦J. That'll get my total up to 7-8 tricks, and then I'll turn to the clubs for no. 8(9) and the spade "finesse" for no. 9(10) if the opponents haven't led those suits already. By the way, if I had AKQ and I wanted my partner to unblock the jack if he had it, I would lead the ace... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted May 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 This is an unusual start. It looks like LHO lead the queen from Qx, and RHO thought that this was from AKQ. I can't think of another reasonable explanation. So I will win the first trick and play a low diamond to the jack. I'm pretty sure that I will need diamond tricks, so I might as well start with them immediately. RHO wins ♦A and plays back a spade. You take the finesse and it loses to the 10. LHO plays back a spade, RHO follows. Your play. I hope you gave a better explanation than "reverse drury" at the table. "3-card limit raise or 2+♣GF" is what the bid means. Opener responds as if to Reverse Drury. 1M-2♦ would be 5+♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 RHO wins ♦A and plays back a spade. You take the finesse and it loses to the 10. LHO plays back a spade, RHO follows. Your play. Okay, looks like LHO found an inspired lead from Q10x (I don't think anybody would lead the queen from Q10xx). I win and play a diamond to the 9. If the queen doesn't appear then I cash the king. (if the queen does appear then I can claim) If diamonds split 3-3 then I have 8 tricks and will try the club finesse for the 9th. To give myself an extra chance I will cash the last diamond and ace-king of hearts first. Perhaps LHO has 2 hearts or Hxxx or QJx, in which case I will get my tricks anyway. If LHO started with ♦Qxxx then I have only 7 tricks and need two more. I duck a heart hoping for a 3-3 split. If RHO wins, cashes the spade and exits with a club then I will reject the finesse as it will do me no good. I understood your system but I object to calling it "reverse drury". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 So I will win the first trick and play the diamond ten. fixed your post :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 I should have played the 10? I thought about RHO holding up in diamonds, that's why I played to the jack instead of the 9. I don't know what is best though, just telling how I would play it :-). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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