ewj Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 [hv=d=w&v=n&s=sq8haq62d86cat843]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] Dealer opens 4S and that ends the auction. Partner leads the DK (from AK for count often). Dummy hits withKTJT7QJ7KJ652 So you play the 6 (UDCA) to show your doubleton and declarer the 3. Partner now plays the 7 of clubs, declarer puts the king up and you take the ace, declarer dropping the 9. What now? At the table the ace of hearts was now cashed...declarer played the 3 and partner the 9 (disc).... Over to you....club ruff or another diamond? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASkolnick Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 The way partner played, he better have a stiff club. Why would he break a 5-card suit unless looking for a club ruff. I don't think he is underleading Qx in clubs. Setting up the suit could be really dangerous. So, I give him the club ruff, have him cash the diamond and try to give an uppercut for down 2. If he did do it from Qx, it is a very strange play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 I'm giving partner his club ruff. This will go down multiple tricks since I find it unlikely partner is 2371 with the diamond AK and didn't overcall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFA Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Club ruff. Partner's shift to a club shows a singleton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Pard has a stiff club. Period. With just about any heart holding, pard should shift into the preemptor looking at ♣Q7. Pard can definitely read us for a maximum of 2 diamonds. Can we automatically infer that a 2nd diamond isn't cashing? I think we can. If declarer had the stiff ♣ Q, he's handed away the contract if declarer holds something like AQxxxxxx Ax xx Q. We can place declarer with a 7=3=1=2 / 8=2=1=2 or a 9=1=1=2. The last shape is unusual, since that leaves pard with 12 red cards, and I doubt that hand passes 4♠. Therefore, I'll take the straightforward line of A♣ and try for -2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewj Posted September 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 Suppose declarer thinks for a few seconds before putting the king up, like nothing major but noticeable. Would that ever affect your decision here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 Suppose declarer thinks for a few seconds before putting the king up, like nothing major but noticeable. Would that ever affect your decision here? No. I won't allow myself to be coffee-housed, and the difference between a 2nd and 3rd club trick for declarer is immaterial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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