frank0 Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 ♠[hv=pc=n&s=sjt962hj54daj8ck7&w=sq53hq986dkcaj632&n=sak84h72dq742ct85&e=s7hakt3dt9653cq94&d=s&v=e&b=3&a=p1cp1h1s2h4s5hppp]399|300[/hv]Same opp and partner in previous two postLead was ♠J north won it and return a trump. Even though ♣Kx was on I didn't have entry/trump control to ruff both ♠ and unblock ♣Q before drawing all trumps. 1. Was my analyze on declare play correct?2. If it's impossible to make 5♥ even double dummy then comment on bidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 You can win the trump return in dummy and ruff a spade. Then take the club finesse and ruff another spade. Cash your last trump, lead a club to the ace and draw a third round of trumps. Then unblock clubs, concede a diamond and claim. But I don't like the 5♥ bid and would probably have doubled instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 I won't really comment on the bidding, other than that you should be wary about bidding 5/4 with an 8 card trump fit, especially with no particularly redeeming features of your hand. That said, your analysis of the hand was inaccurate: Play a heart. If south covers, win in dummy, ruff a spade high, club to the jack, ruff a spade high, heart to dummy and claim. If south doesn't cover, ruff a spade, club to dummy, ruff a spade, high heart, club to dummy, draw the last trump and claim. If the defense shifts to either black suit instead of a trump, the result is obviously the same. They must force dummy with a diamond ruff to beat you, because then the clubs are tangled. (Edit: Originally thought you needed to play the ten of hearts, but you don't.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank0 Posted October 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 I missed an easy play :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloa513 Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 ♠[hv=pc=n&s=sjt962hj54daj8ck7&w=sq53hq986dkcaj632&n=sak84h72dq742ct85&e=s7hakt3dt9653cq94&d=s&v=e&b=3&a=p1cp1h1s2h4s5hppp]399|300[/hv]Same opp and partner in previous two postLead was ♠J north won it and return a trump. Even though ♣Kx was on I didn't have entry/trump control to ruff both ♠ and unblock ♣Q before drawing all trumps. 1. Was my analyze on declare play correct?2. If it's impossible to make 5♥ even double dummy then comment on bidding.Partner's opening of 1♣ was pretty marginal to say the best but he did give you reasonable warning with only a raise to 2♥. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloa513 Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 You can win the trump return in dummy and ruff a spade. Then take the club finesse and ruff another spade. Cash your last trump, lead a club to the ace and draw a third round of trumps. Then unblock clubs, concede a diamond and claim. But I don't like the 5♥ bid and would probably have doubled instead.4 ♠ makes with slight different hands. Give North the Kx ♣ and South the AQJ8♦ and assuming West leads to AK♥, then South can guess to drop the K♦ otherwise West doesn't have nominal opening hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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