awm Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 [hv=pc=n&s=sak973h6daq7432ca&n=sj2haqjt7dk86c842&d=n&v=b&b=13&a=1hp2dp3dp4np5hp5sp6dppp]266|200[/hv] What is your plan in 6♦? The lead is the ♥8. It's MP scoring, but probably that is not too important on this deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecalm Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 My gut feeling is to win this, play A♦ and K♦. If they split play for ruffing finesse of K♥ if they don't, draw last trump and play spade to the jack.I don't have much analysis to offer besides the fact that lead is often from singleton after this auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 play ♥A+♥Q, I expect LHO to hold ♥K most of the time but seems like the safest route to 12 tricks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 The natural lead here is a black suit, so that heart is very likely to be singleton. If I take the ruffing finesse in hearts, RHO won't cover and the queen gets hacked. I end up with only 2 heart tricks; 1 short. I'll lead a spade to the jack and take it from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 (edited) The natural lead here is a black suit, so that heart is very likely to be singleton. If I take the ruffing finesse in hearts, RHO won't cover and the queen gets hacked. I end up with only 2 heart tricks; 1 short. Unless LHO was 1-1 or 1-4 in the reds, you'll now have 12 tricks: six trumps, three black-suit winners, two hearts and one ruff in dummy. Even if he had four trumps (very unlikely given the lead), you still survive if he's 3145. Edit: We might have a problem on the next round - what to do if ♥Q wins, with everyone following and nobody thinking. Even if that happens, we're not worse off than we were at trick one. Edited May 4, 2011 by gnasher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 I'd just win the heart ace and play the HQ pitching a spade in imps. Not really sure at MP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Yes, even if LHO ruffs the heart we are still in very good shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pio_magic Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 withdrawn... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 I'll withdraw my rebuttal then :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_20686 Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 Agree that A!h Q!h looks best, but am not sure that a singleton is really that likely as the lead. LHO might just be looking for a passive lead from xxx? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 going passive when dummy has a 5 card suit is very bad idea. But going passive when dummy has a 5 card suit in wich you hold xxx is a suicide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted May 13, 2011 Report Share Posted May 13, 2011 going passive when dummy has a 5 card suit is very bad idea. But going passive when dummy has a 5 card suit in wich you hold xxx is a suicide.And going passive against a small suit slam when dummy has a 5-card suit in which you hold xxx is.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_20686 Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 going passive when dummy has a 5 card suit is very bad idea. But going passive when dummy has a 5 card suit in wich you hold xxx is a suicide. Hands that bid keycard over 3D almost always have 0-1 hearts and a side source of tricks, so its relatively unlikely that the hearts can be set up when you are on lead with xxx. I mean, exchange the J of hearts and a small one and the hearts will never yield more than one trick unless you can ruff them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Phil I think you are very wrong: -Hands jumping to keycard having a void is something I'd rule out quickly unless declarer played mind games.-Hands with doubleton Ace or King on the other hand seem pretty likelly.-Hands with singleton will see us leading our xxx through dummy's KJ109xx/AKJxx etc. A much brighter idea would be to lead the black suit declarer has Ax or Axx before partner's ♥A is knocked down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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