Finesse or drop?

[Echognome]

[hv=d=w&v=n&n=sa5hkj932dq72cat3&s=skqt763hq7dakj54c]133|200|Scoring: IMP

(3♣) - P - (3NT) - 4♠;

(P) - 4NT - (P) - 6♣;

(P) - 6♠ - All Pass[/hv]

 

T1: ♥A - 2 - 4 - 7

T2: ♥5 - 3 - 8 - Q

T3: ♠3 - 8 - A - 2

T4: ♠5 - 4 - ?

 

Opponents play udca.

 

What's your decision?

[OleBerg]

I might be missing something???

 

I rise with the King. If lefty shows out, I play a diamond to the queen and claim.

[pooltuna]

I might be missing something???

 

I rise with the King. If lefty shows out, I play a diamond to the queen and claim.

right pointless to play on when you are going down 1

[OleBerg]

I was missing something.

 

I'll be generous and grant myself another try:

 

Rise with the ♥K at trick 2.

Ruff a club.

♠K

♠ to the ace.

 

If lefty shows out:

 

Ruff a heart.

♦A

♦ to the Queen.

 

And claim.

 

Yes, I'll be down when LHO is 1-2-4-6, but I'll catch all the 1-2-3-7's and the odd 1-3-x-x.

 

Seems much better than the finesse.

[Echognome]

I'm trying to figure out your line. You said you pick up all the 1-2-3-7's. So I gave West 1=2=3=7 (assuming that's what you meant).

 

Won't your ending be:

[hv=n=shj9xdxct&w=shdxckqxx&e=sj9htdcxx&s=sqthdkjxc]399|300|[/hv]

 

With North on lead and South needing all the tricks. How is this a claim?

[OleBerg]

I'm trying to figure out your line.  You said you pick up all the 1-2-3-7's.  So I gave West 1=2=3=7 (assuming that's what you meant).

 

 

 

With North on lead and South needing all the tricks.  How is this a claim?

I'll use an advanced technique, called a "Thrumph-coup".

 

I'll lead high hearts from dummy, discarding diamonds, until RHO ruffs. I'll then overruff, draw the last thrumph, and carefully play my highest diamond first. (If I have any left.)

[Echognome]

Aha. Thanks for clarifying. That does work.