gnasher Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 [hv=d=e&v=n&n=skj542h3da87caj82&w=s976haq109dj963c104]266|200|Scoring: IMPpass-1♠2♣-3♣3NT[/hv]Your lead of ♥Q wins the trick, partner playing an encouraging two and declarer the four. And now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 ♥9, what if declarer has Jxxx? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbforster Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 ♥9, what if declarer has Jxxx? Although you'll block the suit leading low if declarer has Jxx, and you need to run partner's 5 heart tricks before letting them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 ♥9, what if declarer has Jxxx? Although you'll block the suit leading low if declarer has Jxx, and you need to run partner's 5 heart tricks before letting them in. Too late, the gods of bridge already blocked the suit in that case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 We will not take the first five tricks in heart. So we need one more trick and 4 heart tricks. When we hold ourself to 3 heart tricks by continuing the suit, we need two outside tricks. I switch to a diamond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted June 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Suppose I told you that partner has ♥K and a certain side-suit trick. Can you see any problem with taking all of your tricks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcurt Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 If declarer is ax jxxx qx kqxxx pd is toast if we play a heart at t2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 If declarer is ax jxxx qx kqxxx pd is toast if we play a heart at t2 That's true, though the same hand without ♣Q would be more likely given the initial pass. I hadn't noticed that possibility. One the actual hand, partner had ♠A and ♥K (plus some minor-suit queen presumably - I've lost the hand records). There's a danger in playing a second heart even opposite this. Partner thinks you have the jack and declarer has the ace. If you continue with ♥10, partner will expect you to have QJ10(x); if you continue with ♥9 he will think you have QJ109. In either case he is quite likely to play low, trying to avoid blocking the suit, to keep communications fluid, or just out of habit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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