Rossoneri Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 [hv=d=s&v=n&n=s54hat6dat95cak96&s=sak763hk87dkqj8cq]133|200|Scoring: IMPBidding goes 1♠-2♣-2♦-2♥-6NT[/hv] West leads the J♠. South at the other table is an experienced junior international. Do you have any extra considerations now? Hint: West = MickyB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 I rectify the count on that lead and see what develops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 It's obviously a bit old-fashioned, but at our table South didn't feel the need to jump to 6NT early in the auction and we played the hand in 7D. Anyway, in 6NT it seems fairly obvious to duck the opening lead. West will do something horrible now, which is probably to play a heart. Who has the spade guard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Agree with Frances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benoit35 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Duck, hope for a heart or club return, played low in dummy, which might draw out ♥Q, ♥J, ♣J or ♣10 from East, setting up a squeeze or a heart finesse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 (edited) Duck. If they play a heart, come down to:[hv=n=s4ha10dac9&s=sak76h8dc]133|200|[/hv]with the lead in dummy. Play ♦A throwing a spade. Then (probably) play ♠AK, throwing dummy's club unless it's good. If I read the ending correctly, this works if:- Spades break- RHO has the spade guard and LHO has the club guard - there's a double squeeze- RHO has the spade guard, the club guard and both heart honours - he's triple squeezed.- RHO has the spade guard and one heart honour - RHO is guard-squeezed and forced to unguard clubs, thus setting up a double squeeze.- LHO has the spade guard and both heart honours After ♦A, if I thought LHO had the spade and club guards, I could cash ♥A to squeeze him instead. To play for this layout, I'd probably have to have seen his hand. Edited January 20, 2009 by gnasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benoit35 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 There are two club guards and two heart guards. Assuming we don't get lucky at trick 2, we can mark the holder of four spade cards with both guards in either suit and simple squeeze him (but we have to guess the suit right). Is there a way to squeeze him without guessing hearts or clubs? This is beyond me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossoneri Posted January 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 I should add this: RHO wins the first trick with the Q and returns the 2 of ♠. Hint: LHO has JT9x ♠ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossoneri Posted January 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 It's obviously a bit old-fashioned, but at our table South didn't feel the need to jump to 6NT early in the auction and we played the hand in 7D. Anyway, in 6NT it seems fairly obvious to duck the opening lead. West will do something horrible now, which is probably to play a heart. Who has the spade guard? My bad of course, for jumping to 6NT, my defence to that is that it's my very first board playing with this particular partner opposite me! When dummy came down, I was very disappointed not to be in diamonds instead of NT, and we actually lost 12 imps on the board as 7D was bid and made at the other table. Not that I knew this when I was declaring though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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