Table feel

[nige1]

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The contract is FOUR HEARTS not 4 SPADES but I can't edit the poll question

 

Another deal. on which I failed to star,

last night, at St Andrew Bridge Club.

We bid

(_P) 1♥ (_P) 2♦

(_P) 2♥ (_P) 4♥

AP

Can you reach 3N instead?

Or 4H by East?

Against your 4♥ North leads ♦4.

Please plan the play.

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[maggieb]

I would just play the ♦A (and ♦7 from hand) and play a club off dummy.

 

I'll pay off to a spectacular diamond lead.

[Fluffy]

I play ♦Q, I see no other option to make this contract.

[maggieb]

I play ♦Q, I see no other option to make this contract.

Really? Here is a defensive problem, for you, ♠xxxx ♥xx ♦KJxx ♣Axx :). You also have a legitimate make whenever LHO has all the entries.

[ArcLight]

I play ♦Q, I see no other option to make this contract.

Really? Here is a defensive problem, for you, ♠xxxx ♥xx ♦KJxx ♣Axx ;). You also have a legitimate make whenever LHO has all the entries.

If you rise with the dime ace, you have a certain dime, club, and spade loser, and very likley a heart loser.

 

If the dime finesse wins, you will probably make.

If it loses you lose a dime any way, or am I misisng something?

[rogerclee]

am I misisng something?

yes

[ASkolnick]

Yes, theoretically if the opening leader hand holds a stiff diamond, the AC, AS and 2 or 3 hearts, you can pitch your diamond on the long club.

 

Very possible since the lead is most likely a singleton, therefore you cannot make it if the KD is off.

[ArcLight]

With some additional thought - why is LHO leading dummys suit? It probably is a stiff, so going up with the ace is the only way to make.

However , I think our chances are poor, because we will likely have a trump loser.

 

 

>> Yes, theoretically if the opening leader hand holds a stiff diamond, the AC, AS and 2 or 3 hearts, you can pitch your diamond on the long club.

 

Good point, thank you.

[nige1]

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Another deal. on which I failed to star,

last night, at St Andrew Bridge Club.

We bid

(_P) 1♥ (_P) 2♦

(_P) 2♥ (_P) 4♥

AP

Can you reach 3N instead?

Or 4H by East?

Against your 4♥ North  leads ♦4.

Please plan the play.

[/hv]

Yes, theoretically if the opening leader hand holds a stiff diamond, the AC, AS and 2 or 3 hearts, you can pitch your diamond on the long club. Very possible since the lead is most likely a singleton, therefore you cannot make it if the KD is off.

• Bidding: Its hard to avoid 4♥. Although, perhaps West should not open; and perhaps East should bid 3♣.
  
• Play:You need a favourable ♥ position. Like ASKolnick, my feeling at the table was that the lead was a singleton but I woodenly finessed ♦Q. Rising with ♦A saves a trick (at least).
  • Again, as ASKolnick says, rising with ♦A is a legitimate chance, if LHO has a singleton ♦ and both black Aces.
    
  • You sometimes succeed when LHO has four ♦s but no honours in any other suit.
    

  In fact the Aces were split, so, if you rise with ♦A, you would also need a midefence.