Mebbe roosters stand more show

[dburn]

[hv=d=s&v=b&n=sk3hqj4d64ca97432&s=sajha108763da102ckq]133|200|You, South, open 1♥ and West overcalls 2♥, spades and a minor. North bids 3♣, natural and forcing, East passes, you bid 3♦ and your side then reaches 6♥ (apologies for not knowing how the rest of the auction went). The lead is ♠7. Plan the play [a] at IMPs and at board-a-match, assuming in both cases a competent NS and EW pair at the other table.[/hv]

[nige1]

[hv=d=s&v=b&n=sk3hqj4d64ca97432&s=sajha108763da102ckq]133|200|You, South, open 1♥ and West overcalls 2♥, spades and a minor. North bids 3♣, natural and forcing, East passes, you bid 3♦ and your side then reaches 6♥ (apologies for not knowing how the rest of the auction went). The lead is ♠7. Plan the play [a] at IMPs and at board-a-match, assuming in both cases a competent NS and EW pair at the other table.[/hv]

My guess ♠A, ♣KQ,

• If LHO ruffs, and returns a ♠, then ♠K, Run ♥J unblocking ♥6 (LHO must follow low); ♣A, ♣ ruff, ♥A, ♥Q, claim
  
• If LHO follows to ♣KQ, then ♠K, run ♥J unblocking ♥6
  
• If RHO follows to ♥J and LHO shows out, then ♣A, ♣s using ♣ as surrogate trumps.
  
• e.g. If RHO ruffs the 4th ♣. then over-ruff, Lead ♦AT, and ruff LHO's exit with ♥Q.
  
• If LHO follows to ♥J then ♣A. ♣s as above.
  

Googling produced the following amusing verses and I hope David will explain their relevance.

 

I sometimes think I'd rather crow

and be a rooster than to roost

and be a crow. But I dunno.

 

A rooster he can roost also,

which don't seem fair when crows can't crow.

Which may help some. Still I dunno.

 

Crows should be glad of one thing, though;

nobody thinks of eating crow,

while roosters they are good enough

for anyone unless they're tough.

 

There's lots of tough old roosters though

and anyway a crow can't crow,

so mebbe roosters stand more show.

It looks that way. But I dunno.

-- Anonymous