cute hand

[karlson]

[hv=d=s&v=e&n=sq52haxxxxdcjtxxx&w=sajxhkdkqjxcaxxxx&e=sxhqjtxxdxxxxckqx&s=skt9643hxxdatxxxc]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

This was played in a sectional swiss this weekend. At both tables the contract was 4♠x. At my table, the auction was 3♠-p-4♠-p-p-x (I was south -- what would you open?). I don't know the auction at the other table.

 

The lead was the ♦K (yes, ♠A,♠ would have worked nicely this time) and declarer ruffed three diamonds in dummy and four clubs in hand using the ♥A as an entry to reach

 

[hv=d=s&v=e&n=sq52haxxxxdcjtxxx&w=sajxhkdkqjxcaxxxx&e=sxhqjtxxdxxxxckqx&s=skt9643hxxdatxxxc]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

with declarer having taken 9 tricks.

 

When the DT was led west ruffed and east pitched a heart, so west was immediately endplayed. If west tries pitching a club and letting east ruff, he will be endplayed after ruffing the next heart lead. The only defense is for west to ruff and have east overruff. Then declarer will be trump couped. Extremely unfortunately, west's spade spot was the ♠8 and east had the ♠7, so this defense was not possible.

 

I was going to give the play at the other table, but upon writing it up I realized that my teammate's account involved a revoke. So I have no idea what happened, but somehow the defense took four tricks after the ♦K lead.

[cherdanno]

That's why they say - double with AJ7, not with AJ8!

[hanp]

Passing over 3S with AJx K KQJx Axxxx looks pretty bad, they deserved to have the 8.

[gnasher]

After

  3♠ 3NT 4♠ dbl

  all pass

should West find the spade lead?

 

Or someone bid differently?