inquiry Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 (edited) [hv=lin=mn|cliffjenn.08.IMP-335.55065|md|1SHDCK,SHDCQ,SA97HK9764DQT3C85,S832HA52DA62CA943|sv|N|mb|1S|mb|2N|an|both minors|mb|3s|an|competitive|mb|4c|mb|4s|mb|P|mb|P|mb|P|pc|CQ|pc|C4|pc|CA|pc|CK|]400|300|To See the First Trick click the NEXT button. Your partner leads the club queen, You naturally win the ACE, dropping the king from South.. South could have bid 3♣ as a forcing heart bid, or 3♦ as a limit spade raise or better. 3♠ was just showing support. Plan your defense. [/hv] Edited September 2, 2011 by inquiry changed south to dealer, hand was rotated but I initially incorrectly forgot to rotate the bidding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antrax Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 I'm guessing it was North who raised to 4♠?Did we overtake the Q and see the K drop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted September 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 I'm guessing it was North who raised to 4♠?Did we overtake the Q and see the K drop? Fixed problem with bidding now. Yes, we overtook partner's club queen and saw the king drop. Probably a singleton unless partner lead club queen from QT9xx for some very strange reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonFa Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Did west bin 2NT as Easts hand looks unlikely? ♣K could be a false card from doubleton to get us to switch but I'll trust his honesty as ♣K is a winner and there seems no reason to force a switch, so partner looks like having 5-6 in the minors for his 2NT bid. South probably has 6 spades for his game bid which means partner has 1 spade and 1 heart. So South looks like 6421. I'm playing ♥A and followed by ♥5 which hopefully partner will read as wanting a diamond back. This way if there was a false card and South only has 5 spades we may get an extra Heart ruff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Ben, you should also correct the last bid so that East doesn't bid 4 spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Nice hand. Partner has at least 11 cards in the minor suits. We have 3 tricks coming on Aces, time to get partner his heart ruff. Yes, I'll give him the five to ruff, but it shouldn't matter since he won't have any more major suit cards, and clubs is clearly the wrong thing to lead. That said, if he does return a club, declarer is getting just one pitch on hearts, and so my Ace won't be going anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted September 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Ben, you should also correct the last bid so that East doesn't bid 4 spades. Arghhhhhhhh I should just not enter hands anymore. Hope it is all fixed now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonFa Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Arghhhhhhhh I should just not enter hands anymore. Hope it is all fixed now.... Err no, you've now get East as declare in 4 ♠ :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Arghhhhhhhh I should just not enter hands anymore. Hope it is all fixed now.... better now. Do you enter these with the hand editor, or just type them in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted September 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 better now. Do you enter these with the hand editor, or just type them in? I have never used hand editor. I have been making lin files by hand for years. Most of these are grabbed from various places (or typed in by hand) and rotated to have declarer as south. When I rotate, I tend to screw up auction or card played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 I think there's an improvement on the defenses posted, but I'll let people think for a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 I think there's an improvement on the defenses posted, but I'll let people think for a bit. Yeah, I agree (with our off-forum discussion). Nice catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 I think there's an improvement on the defenses posted, but I'll let people think for a bit. Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 1. Definitely drop the K when you hold KJ as south. :)2. AD, AH, small H. I'll be sad if partner can't ruff a heart, but I'd be sadder if partner ruffed a heart and south then claimed a bajillion major suit tricks. Sure I can signal, but why make partner guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyams Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 I would cash ♦A and look at partner's signal. There may be hands where partner preempted with 4-6 or 5-6 in minors with the ♦K. If we play ♥A then low, declarer makes his contract when he started with 6-3-3-1 (or 7-3-2-1) missing the ♦K. If partner has a diamond winner, the ♥ ruff is an illusion. That's why I'd play ♦A and hope for a useful signal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 I would cash ♦A and look at partner's signal. There may be hands where partner preempted with 4-6 or 5-6 in minors with the ♦K. If we play ♥A then low, declarer makes his contract when he started with 6-3-3-1 (or 7-3-2-1) missing the ♦K. If partner has a diamond winner, the ♥ ruff is an illusion. That's why I'd play ♦A and hope for a useful signal. Agree with this in general, with a slight difference in detail. How about after ♣A cashing in this order; ♥A and ♦A ? This way we get the most accurate signals, no ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Agree with this in general, with a slight difference in detail. How about after ♣A cashing in this order; ♥A and ♦A ? This way we get the most accurate signals, no ? this is what I had in mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted September 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 [hv=lin=mn|cliffjenn.08.IMP-335.55065|md|1SKQJT65HQJT3DK9CK,S4H8DJ8754CQJT762,SA97HK9764DQT3C85,S832HA52DA62CA943|sv|N|mb|1S|mb|2N|an|both minors|mb|3s|an|competitive|mb|4c|mb|4s|mb|P|mb|P|mb|P|pc|CQ|pc|C4|pc|CA|pc|CK|]400|300|Your partner made an extremely weak unusual 2NT overcall, taking advantage of the vulnerability, or after spending quite a bit of time in the pub before the game. BunnyGo's solution would have worked on this hand, but the best defense, hinted at initially by wyman and then phil, and explained by Mr Ace and wyman is to win ♣Ace. Cash ♥Ace. Did partner show out? (yes or no). If yes, give him his heart ruff. Partner clearly will return a diamond but try to make that clear by leading a high heart. If partner followed to the heart, cash ♦A (did partner signal positive attitude or negative attitude). If partner gave a negative attitude in diamonds, give him his heart ruff, if he gave a positive signal (lead diamonds again) then he can not ruff a diamond, hope he has the ♦King. [/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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