Another mundane 2H

[Gerben42]

[hv=d=n&v=e&n=s9652hjtda43cqj65&s=sqhaq963dq95ck932]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

In 3rd seat you open a Fantunes 2♥ and all pass.

 

Lead is a ♠ to the Ace, small ♠ back which you ruff. ♣ to the Queen holds the trick, ♥J is covered directly with the King by East who you know is an expert, Ace.

 

Now what? (opps didn't help you with signals)

[bhall]

♥Q followed by a second ♣ looks right, expecting LHO to be something like Kxxx xxxx ?xx Ax or Kxxx xxxx ?x Axx. If he holds only 3 ♠ and his partner holds the ♦K, I will go down. If trump are 5-1, I think he must hold Kxx xxxxx Kx Axx for me to make.

[brianshark]

My first instinct is small ♥ to the T and then run the ♣J. Not sure though.

[CSGibson]

Dealer: North 

Vul: E/W 

Scoring: IMP 

♠ 9652 

♥ JT 

♦ A43 

♣ QJ65 

 

♠ Q 

♥ AQ963 

♦ Q95 

♣ K932 

 

 

 

 

In 3rd seat you open a Fantunes 2♥ and all pass.

 

Lead is a ♠ to the Ace, small ♠ back which you ruff. ♣ to the Queen holds the trick, ♥J is covered directly with the King by East who you know is an expert, Ace.

 

Now what? (opps didn't help you with signals)

 

my plan is to lead a club to the jack. I expect LHO to take his ace this time, and play 2 more spades, upon which I will discard diamonds. I can no longer be forced, and if LHO plays another club for his partner to ruff, it is probably his partner that is long in trump, so I can safely overtake the jack of hearts (assuming a diamond to the ace next) and play out my other ones, winding up with 5 hearts, 1 diamond, and 2 clubs for 8 tricks.

[Gerben42]

my plan is to lead a club to the jack.

 

That was my plan, 1 down when the SHORT trump hand ruffed the third ♣ <_<

Small ♥ to the 10 first would have worked.