Hanoi5 Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 [hv=n=sa852hj7dq54c9642&e=s3haq854d86cj8753]266|200|[/hv] Bidding went: 1♠ 2♥ 2♠ 4♥4♠ All pass Partner leads the♣A and shifts to a small heart (3) to our Ace. What now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 middle club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Jack of clubs. Hopefully partner is ruffing this, so I want to give suit preference. Since I won the ace of hearts that denies the king, so this shows the queen. Always make the clearest signal possible. If you play the 8 of clubs, your partner has to consider that you might only have had J8 remaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 I guess it's possible parnter made a 4 card overcall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Haha ok I'll say it. OOPS! Yes in that case 8 of clubs since we don't have any reason to set up a club in dummy any more. Edit: Wait you fooled me I take it back. We still want partner to return a heart not a diamond. So the question is, if we set up the 9 of clubs in dummy by returning the jack, will it be a useful discard? Only if declarer has KQJxxxx x Ax KQT, not any other hand I can think of. I think that's likely enough that we should return the 8 and hope partner can read it. My general point still holds, that you should make the clearest signal you can afford. I should just do a better job asking myself what I can afford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiddity Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 Edit: lol, beaten by jdonn's edit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted June 3, 2009 Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 One would think partner could read the ♣8 here. This thread is a good one for inters. I just wish more of them would post in this forum. Here we have basic defence. The lead of the ace followed by a shift sure looks like a singleton to me. We give suit preference for a♥ return even though it will be ruffed (overcaller should have 5) since a♦ return may blow a trick. This basic type of Bridge101 suit pref signal is often not known or noticed even by self rated advanced players. Failure to notice this signal followed by seeming clueless when I point it out usually means that I am not sticking around with that PD for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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