Guest Jlall Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Here is a defensive problem I had today... [hv=w=saqxxhjxxxdkcjt8x&s=sktxhkxxdqj98ckxx]266|200|[/hv] p, p, 1H on right, you Xed (lol I know), 4H on left, all pass. You lead DQ, partner follows with the 2 which you know she would do with any hand that had the ace of clubs. Trick 2 is the heart jack floated to your king. Your play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 I hope we can develop a spade trick, since I'm leading one right now. Yes, this could easily be wrong, but I'm going to play partner for the 1-point card, not the 2-point card. Edit: I feel less good about this now. MPs, right? Edit 2: I think cashing out is better now. Small club for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 I hope we can develop a spade trick, since I'm leading one right now. Yes, this could easily be wrong, but I'm going to play partner for the 1-point card, not the 2-point card. Edit: I feel less good about this now. MPs, right? yes MP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 hmm I dunno.. If declarer has 5H and 4D he may have played a heart to his Q? So I might place him with 5H and <= 3D's. If he has 2 or less spades it probably won't matter what we do, so it is when he has 3 or 4spades that we have to worry about. If he has 3S+2C with no SJ I want to attack spades. If he has the SJ I can do anything but a spade, unless if declarer has SJ98 and decides to double hook which is probably unlikely. I think i'm going to go for a spade which will only lose if he has 3532 specifically. But all of this, I am assuming declarer has the CQ even though he did open 1H in 3rd seat.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 I'll just continue hearts. It seems like a spade play helps only when declarer has ♠xxx and partner ♠Jxx. On the other hand, a spade play will certainly cost if declarer has ♠Jxx, and can also cost if declarer has ♠Jx (say Jx AQxxx Axxx xx and declarer gets a club discard). There's not likely to be that much of a rush to play clubs -- couldn't declarer have Axx for example and partner Q9x? In this case a club switch could give declarer two club tricks instead of one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 A spade is way too dangerous here. Why should we risk giving up 12 tricks if declarer is 2=5=4=2 or 3=5=3=2? I assuming its the Open Pairs and you are qualifying? Assuming there aren't any spade spots on the board, I'll just return a heart. I'd shift to a spade in the final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 I continued hearts, RHO was 4522 with the SJ and Qx of clubs but no 9 of clubs so a spade blows a trick. Agree that a spade is too big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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