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[Hanoi5]

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We're currently playing a Cavendish tournament and this hand caused a lot of trouble.

 

1. The bidding:

 

Should South open 2♣? How should it go?

 

After:

2♣ 2♥

2♠ 3♣

???

 

After:

2♣ 2♦ X* 2♠

???

 

* Double shows a possitive hand

 

2. The Play:

 

At most tables where 4♠ was the final contract West led a diamond to the ace and:

 

- A spade came back, showing East with 5 trumps to the 10.

- A small club came back.

- A diamond came back (West holds the King)

 

What's the best line to get 10 tricks?

[gnasher]

After a trump return: ♦K, ♦ ruff, two top hearts, heart ruff, exit with a club. If the diamond is overruffed, I'll have to guess clubs. If the second heart is ruffed. I'll probably go down.

 

After a diamond return, I'd ruff it in dummy and then try to draw trumps. When I find that trumps are 5-0, I cash ♦K and revert to the previous line.

Edited March 26, 2009 by gnasher

[Gerben42]

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We're currently playing a Cavendish tournament and this hand caused a lot of trouble.

 

1. The bidding:

 

Should South open 2♣? How should it go?

 

After:

2♣ 2♥

2♠ 3♣

???

 

After:

2♣ 2♦ X* 2♠

???

 

* Double shows a possitive hand

 

2. The Play:

 

At most tables where 4♠ was the final contract West led a diamond to the ace and:

 

- A spade came back, showing East with 5 trumps to the 10.

- A small club came back.

- A diamond came back (West holds the King)

 

If a small

After:

2♣ 2♥

2♠ 3♣

???

 

Bid 3NT. You have a good ♦ stopper, like 3NT and otherwise you still have the semiforcing you promised.

 

After:

2♣ 2♦ X* 2♠

???

 

That is evil :) I would probably pass, hoping partner can Dbl for TO. He won't with a singleton ♦, but was worth a try.

 

As for the play. I play the same as Gnasher. On the first auction this seems likely to work, you will end up with ♠KQJ8 behind ♠T543.