Rate a Slam #22

[inquiry]

[hv=d=e&v=e&n=sat5hkqjt8d85ck96&s=sqha9764daj94caj3]133|200|Scoring: IMP

1♥ 4NT

5♣ 6♥

All pass

 

Opening lead, ♠7[/hv]

 

Auction corrected.....

[nigel_k]

Ok I can't come up with one layout where we can make. Before I give up and rate it 5.0 can I just check there is not a misprint, e.g. the contract should be 6♥?

[Mbodell]

This has to be 6♥, no?

 

I think only 6♥ and 6nt have any play.

[hanp]

humor?

 

 

I think I would win the spade ace, ruff a spade high, cross to dummy in trump, ruff another spade high, again cross to dummy and lead a diamond up. If Rho plays low, put in the 9. If RHO plays high, cross to dummy and lead a diamond to the 9 unless rho is bad.

[inquiry]

yes it is 6♥'s, sorry about that....

[inquiry]

humor?

 

 

I think I would win the spade ace, ruff a spade high, cross to dummy in trump, ruff another spade high, again cross to dummy and lead a diamond up. If Rho plays low, put in the 9. If RHO plays high, cross to dummy and lead a diamond to the 9 unless rho is bad.

Han is correct, of course. This is an intra-finesse combined with a the spade elimination. LHO had the ♣Q and ♦K, RHO ♦QTxx

 

This averaged out as 2.15 which seems right to me.

[gnasher]

That's not an intrafinesse. It's merely a deep finesse.