gnasher Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 (edited) [hv=d=s&v=b&n=sak98xxhaxxdxcqxx&s=sxhkqjxdkq8xxckxx]133|200|Scoring: MP1♦ 1♠2♦ 3♠3NT[/hv]3♠ was forcing. Feel free not to criticise the 2♦ rebid: we spent quite enough time discussing the question of what to rebid with this shape in this thread. ♥10 lead. Plan the play. Edited April 20, 2009 by gnasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFA Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I assume we are waiting for the TD to come before the lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Good call mfa :P btw that thread you linked was very good, I didn't remember it. Thanks for a good debate :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted April 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I assume we are waiting for the TD to come before the lead. Sorry - I've added the lead now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Contract is 3NT, not 2, right? Anyway, I'll take the heart in hand and cash top spades. Expect to make a few tricks with spades 3-3 or 4-2 doubleton QJ QT JT. By the way, 2♦ was fine thankyouverymuch :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted April 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Contract is 3NT, not 2, right? Anyway, I'll take the heart in hand and cash top spades. Expect to make a few tricks with spades 3-3 or 4-2 doubleton QJ QT JT. By the way, 2♦ was fine thankyouverymuch :) Sorry, it was 3NT - I've edited it now. LHO has four spades to two honours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 It gets trickier now, but I still have a few chances. Drive out a spade honor and see what RHO discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted April 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 If you play three rounds of spades, RHO throws a club that shows an even number. LHO wins and plays another heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 If you play three rounds of spades, RHO throws a club that shows an even number. LHO wins and plays another heart. Well, take the ♥A and drive out the last spade. If LHO continues hearts, I'll cash both my hearts and play a club up, making if the club ace is on my left. I don't think LHO will have 5 hearts, since he'd got 4 spades as well. 1 down, of course, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted April 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Well, take the ♥A and drive out the last spade. If LHO continues hearts, I'll cash both my hearts and play a club up, making if the club ace is on my left. I don't think LHO will have 5 hearts, since he'd got 4 spades as well. What did you discard on the second, third and fourth rounds of spades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchett Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 ♣K and 2 ♦s are my discards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted April 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 ♣K and 2 ♦s are my discards That's what I did (two diamonds first, then ♣K as I gave LHO his second spade trick). LHO nodded admiringly at my flawless technique, then led a club. Dummy's queen lost to the ace, and I went two down when everyone else went down only one. At the time this seemed obviously the right play - how else does one get into the bulletin? In retrospect, however, I think it was unwise. With spades 4=2, the club is more likely to be offside than not, and the entire field is going to be in 3NT or 4♠, so extra undertricks are certain to be expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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