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[mike777]

So last night, I and my partner wandered into 6C on this deal.

 

 

K32

KQ6

AK8

QJ84

 

 

 

 

AJ6

874

5

AKT975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening lead was the 10 hearts. That went K, Ace.

 

 

 

 

 

After a little thought, RHO returned the spade 9. Over to you guys. I know, we bid too much, but 6C would be laydown if Ace hearts were onside.

[Fluffy]

Win ♠K draw 3 rounds of trumps trumps, cash ♥K

 

from the early play it seems like LHO has ♠Q and 2 hearts, but this is a bit contradictional in that RHO didn't retun a heart for his maybe ruff.

 

if LHO drops ♥9 over the king its now an automatic double squeeze with both lone menaces in hand.

 

If the 9 doesn't drop I'll play all the clubs anyway, and decide intuitivell if I must cash ♠A or try the finese.

[RMB1]

♠J, Q, K. Six clubs, ♥Q, ♠A. In the position: - - AK8 - / 6 8 5 -, I hope one of my 6 or 8s is a winner.

[Free]

There's also a possible double squeeze line, but I don't think it will very successful because you need ♦7-2 and ♥2-5.

[Flameous]

LHO could easily (imho) also hold JT9 in hearts. (At least I would just lead randomly from sequence against slam) In this case there'd be a simple squeeze in majors. Anyways I'll basically follow Fluffy's line and try to read something to the position after all trumps.

[gnasher]

I'd just play RHO for ♠Q. Why would anybody risk switching to a spade from 98x(x)? I think ♠Q109 is a lot more likely.

[Fluffy]

I'd just play RHO for ♠Q. Why would anybody risk switching to a spade from 98x(x)? I think ♠Q109 is a lot more likely.

I assume this means you would play ♠J and if it fails you still succeed if the majors split 5-2 or worse, delaying the spade finese doesn't look very good if you think it will work.

[ArtK78]

I know, we bid too much, but 6C would be laydown if Ace hearts were onside.

 

I wish all of my slams were this good.

[nigel_k]

Against non-expert opponents, I agree with Fluffy. Probably West has ♠Q and when you run clubs he will often abandon hearts, not diamonds, which gives you a double squeeze with diamonds as the pivot suit. Playing this way, you still retain the spade finesse option until quite late so you can revert to that if West doesn't seem under any pressure.

[JLOGIC]

Play the jack and if it loses, hope for a squeeze. If he had T98xxx of spades, he got me, wd.