routine 3NT

[manudude03]

[hv=d=n&v=n&n=s9xxhkxxdakq9xxct&s=sakth9xxxdxxcakxx]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

1♦-1♥

2♦-3NT

 

Lead: ♣2

 

This was from a teams-of-8 match tonight and it looks to be very easy, one of the tables did go down however.

 

Adv+ keep hidden.

[vuroth]

Is this as simple as

trying to lose the first diamond trick to RHO, just to be safe

?

[quiddity]

It's easy as long as LHO plays low to the first diamond. But what if he plays the J or T?

[vuroth]

Then I'm hoping they run.

 

I can't tell the difference between trying to cash diamonds and hoping I can afford to duck a heart or two from LHO.

[helene_t]

Well if LHO switches to a low heart:

it is safe to duck.

 

As far as I can see there is no safety play if LHO switches to a heart honor. It seems to me that covering LHO's heart honor has a good chance of working, though. If LHO had ♥QJT8 he might have lead that suit originally.

 

[manudude03]

The heart position was a moot point anyway. LHO had stiff ♦8.

 

 

If LHO plays J or T, you should probably still duck. If the ♥Q gets led, you will have to guess whether to cover or not, but with any other card you can safely put up the king (assuming they lead Q from QJTx) as you won't lose more than 3 heart tricks. But just for the record, RHO had ♥AQx. I was a little disappointed that my endplay for an overtrick ended up as a flat board.