Ant590 Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 [hv=d=n&v=b&s=s9863h43da8764c84]133|100|Scoring: MP[/hv] Partner deals and opens 3♣. You don't have any specific agreements on your style of pre-empts, but you partner likes to bid. 3♣ - (pass) - pass - (3♥)pass - (4♥) - all pass Partner leads the Jack of Diamonds and dummy comes down with: [hv=d=n&v=b&e=skj42ha52dk953cjt&s=s9863h43da8764c84]266|200|Scoring: MP[/hv] ♦J, K, A, T What do you play now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill1157 Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 shape is 2=3=1=7 Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ochinko Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Partner is 1=3=2=7. We have to return a ♣ now, otherwise declarer who is 4=5=2=2 will be able to discard a club on the ♦9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Declarer wants me to return a Diamond, so that is out. Switch to Club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicklont Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Partner is 1=3=2=7. We have to return a ♣ now, otherwise declarer who is 4=5=2=2 will be able to discard a club on the ♦9. That is not so likely.Would partner lead his doubleton when he has a singleton in another unbid suit?That would be much stranger than declarer playing a falsecard to hide ♦2. Partner get's his ruff, I play a non-descript ♦6 that hopefully sends the message that I have no entry.All this will probably be futile when declarer discards his club loser on ♦9, but good things can happen.Partner returns ♣K and declarer must find ♥Q.When that is so he is likely to finesse over my hand and partner will score ♥Q and ♣Q. ♠xx ♥Qxx ♦x ♣KQxxxxx is a normal vulnerable preempt when you like to bid.Declarers hand would be ♠AQx ♥KJTxx ♦QT2 ♣Ax which is a perfectly reasonable 3♥ bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 as it is MP I think you have to do your best to hold the contract to 4♥=. That is probably best done by switch to a ♣ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Declarer wants me to return a Diamond, so that is out. Switch to Club. Going to suck if declarer has ♦QT2 ♣Ax. Given partner's penchant for unsound openings, I guess it wouldn't be shocking if declarer had AH in clubs. I'll try ♦, but I have no idea how to calculate which option is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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