Play 6D

[kgr]

[hv=d=e&v=n&n=saq74h952dt83c853&s=skt8hakq4daq954ca]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

Opps don't bid:

1♦-1♠

2♥-3♦

4NT-5♣

6♦-AP

 

LHO leads ♣Q (RHO play ♣9 - udca) and you take ♣A.

What is best?:

- Cross twice in ♠ to take two finesses in ♦ and hope for ♥'s 4-4

- Play ♦A and cross in ♠ to play ♦ (run ♦8 is best I think?) and hope for 1 ♦ looser & ♠3-3 or ♥3-3 or 4c♥/4c♠ in same hand.

[dake50]

I like DA first. Not much percent between the two choices --gut instinct, not summed --BUT when DA drops DK to make this slam, opponents will be demoralized.

[pooltuna]

Gut reaction is not to take 2 ♦ finesses because of losing squeeze chances for ♠/♥. So I play A♦ and if neither opp plays K or J I lead a ♠ to dummy and lead towards the Q9♦.

[Fluffy]

♦ to the ♦Q if it holds and ♦3-2 you have no more problems in hearts

[keylime]

I think A♦ and then leading back to the Q-9 is the right play here.

[pooltuna]

♦ to the ♦Q if it holds and ♦3-2 you have no more problems in hearts

actually the %age play looks to be to duck unless RHO plays something higher

[whereagles]

you'd need a calculator to get this one right.. just pick any line that comes to your mind, as they all seem close to each other in odds.

[lamford]

I think it is right to cross to a spade and finesse the queen of diamonds, as recommended by Fluffy, but if it loses I think it is then right to play for the jack to be doubleton, so that we keep the heart-spade squeeze intact. That loses a bit in diamonds but gains a load in the majors - still winning when hearts are 3-3 but also when four hearts are with four spades, not to mention avoiding a spade ruff if they are 5-1.