dellache Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 [hv=d=w&v=b&w=sk52hak9dak9ca865&e=sq74hq742d742ck42]266|100|Scoring: IMP2NT 3NT [/hv]I got this one in a new book.North leads J♥ ("J denies", if that matters)What would be your plan ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 I'd start with ♥A and duck a club, wich seems to me to leave all posibilities open. Next would be a spade to the queen since I might stripsqueeze north later to lead a spade for the ninth if nothing else works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dellache Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Fluffy just went down. Anyone wants to take his/her chance ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Fluffy just went down. Anyone wants to take his/her chance ? This sucks cos either I will be greatly surprised, or feel so dumb when the real answer appears :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dellache Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Szukajcie, a znajdziecie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Fluffy's looked pretty good to me. What do I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dellache Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Here is the solution (hidden) : Take the Heart Ace, and play simply the Heart nine back. The simple plan was just to score 4 Heart tricks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggieb Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Fluffy just went down. Anyone wants to take his/her chance ?Here is the solution (hidden) : Take the Heart Ace, and play simply the Heart nine back. The simple plan was just to score 4 Heart tricks..LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Here is the solution (hidden) : Take the Heart Ace, and play simply the Heart nine back. The simple plan was just to score 4 Heart tricks.. Exactly what is this the solution to? I am at a complete loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dellache Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 This solution makes full use of the fact that they play : "JACK DENIES".(Last hint before revealing that the problem is actually from Krzysztof Martens... oops I have said it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dellache Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 OK, before I get another "LOL" or whatever, let me explain why I also think the following is definitely the best solution to make : [1] Take ♥Ace and [2] Play the ♥9 back. You actually take the excellent chance that North is a good player who led the Jack in J108x. Now take the North's seat : when you play the 9, if South has the ♥Kx (meaning you'd have A9x), covering with the 10 simply gives away the contract ! West just has to duck this hasty Ten (Jack denies, easy task !) and finesse the 8 next time. So cover or not cover ? That is the question :) And if afterall North unexpectedly covers... well just go on by ducking a club :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Now take the North's seat : when you play the 9, if South has the ♥Kx (meaning you'd have A9x), covering with the 10 simply gives away the contract ! West just has to duck this hasty Ten (Jack denies, easy task !) and finesse the 8 next time. But with that holding, leading the 9 makes no sense :) Also wouldn't a good defender know to cover? Good defenders usually assume declarer knows what he is doing. And bad defenders just cover anyway. All in all, I duck a club right away. And what is the big deal about "J denies"? I can see the AKQ anyway ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 the point is, covering is dangerous, and not covering is dangerous you are on a guess. I don't like J denies for some of this reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suokko Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 sorry to spoile the funt but I happened to lead from Jx and you went down after finesse when partner led spade tough and gained lead again with ♣. I think this scenario is even more likely than JT8x lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 sorry to spoile the funt but I happened to lead from Jx and you went down after finesse when partner led spade tough and gained lead again with ♣. I think this scenario is even more likely than JT8x lead. Surely after 2NT-3NT, north would find a better suit to lead than Jx ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I like this hand and I've never seen it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suokko Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 sorry to spoile the funt but I happened to lead from Jx and you went down after finesse when partner led spade tough and gained lead again with ♣. I think this scenario is even more likely than JT8x lead. Surely after 2NT-3NT, north would find a better suit to lead than Jx ? ATxx Jx xxx Jxxx, What do you lead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dellache Posted November 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 sorry to spoile the funt but I happened to lead from Jx and you went down after finesse when partner led spade tough and gained lead again with ♣. I think this scenario is even more likely than JT8x lead. Surely after 2NT-3NT, north would find a better suit to lead than Jx ? ATxx Jx xxx Jxxx, What do you lead?I don't know, probably ♠x, 2nd choice high Diamond.What is sure is that if my pard leads the ♥J with that, my first discard will be... Him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I don't understand all the negative comments. This is an interesting idea, which I haven't seen before. At worst it gives LHO a guess which he'll get wrong some of the time. As for leading from Jx against this auction, words fail me (though I can think of an acronym that would probably do the job). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I have seen this play in another context and even pulled it off and am kind of annoyed I didn't see it here. It looks clearly best, I like it. Where I saw it before was what looked like a 3rd best from 4 card suit lead, Txxx in dummy, AK9 in hand. When the lead went to the jack (or queen) and ace, I once successfully returned the 9 right away, tricking LHO into ducking. From ATxx Jx xxx Jxxx, a heart lead is my 4th choice against 2NT - 3NT. The comment to concern yourself that the lead would be Jx is ridiculous. I think most likely is JTx, but JT8x has a reasonable chance as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patapon Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I like this hand too. merci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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