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[hv=d=e&v=n&w=s987hk1094d965cqj10&s=sa5ha873dq104c8542]266|200|Scoring: MP

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2-3

3-4[/hv]

 

You lead 5 (third and fifth), partner wins K and declarer plays the 9

 

partner switches to 3 and declarer wins A

 

declarer plays K, you take the ace and partner plays 2, high spade would had asked you to find him a ruff.

 

what now?

 

if you play A continuation hidden:

 

partner plays the 6 and declarer the 5, UDCA

 

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The bidding is weird. East usually has a slam try to bid this way but he can't have enough unless he is 6-5, in which case partner would play the 2 of hearts when we try to cash the ace. So I'll assume he is being random and decided to take a shot at game. I think it's a guess whether declarer has AKJx of diamonds or like AJx with QJx of hearts, the spots leave both as possibilities but maybe partner would play a higher diamond with xxx so I'll go for a diamond.
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I would impatiently play Q a trick ago. Even KQJ10xx, x, AKJxx, x isn't a legitimate slam try -- needs 2 aces, diamond shortness, and trump length for a slam. Therefore RHO is having fun in the bidding.

 

Partner however, if holding 32, wouldn't know that the 3 bid was a joke and wouldn't know continuing clubs is bad. Partner would only play diamonds with an honor or a singleton.

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If we can assume that partner would normally trust our leads, then we should have a second club trick cashing. Else partner would have continued clubs at trick 2, since from his perspective with AKxxx he "knows" from the spots that the lead is a doubleton or singleton.

 

But I assume that we can't assume that?! :lol:

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That's a good point michael

 

Partner was afraid declarer had KQJ10x Qx AKJxx x where after cashing A declarer now might have 2 pitches in hearts since J falls, and 1 more from clubs if we play the suit, so played A then another heart to assure 1 down, but declarer held instead

 

KQJ106

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AKJ87

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