HighLow21 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 This hand happened to me recently (I was the partner of the exposed defender's hand and was saddened by his error at trick 2). I submitted it to Ben, i.e. Inquiry, for possible inclusion in his B/I Defender's Play series. He asked that I post it in the Forums. Here goes my first attempt at using Hand Editor:[hv=pc=n&w=sak832hj98d854c52&n=sq97hak6dajcakq73&d=n&v=b&b=13&a=2cp2dp3cp3nppp]266|200[/hv] You lead K♠ at trick 1. What do you do at trick 2 and more importantly, why? A/E responders, please hide your replies in a "Spoiler" tag. Thanks!-Tate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 No I don't, I lead a 4th/5th highest spade depending on my agreements. If partner has a doubleton I have no entry back to my hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLow21 Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 No I don't, I lead a 4th/5th highest spade depending on my agreements. If partner has a doubleton I have no entry back to my hand A reasonable point, but a losing action on this hand. Still, go with the prompt --> after leading K♠ at trick 1, what do you do at trick 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bd71 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 What spades do partner and declarer play at T1, and what are our signalling methods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcLight Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Trick 2 - lead a diamond, hope pard has the ♦K and Q and some length. It looks like declarer has 4/5 clubs, a dime, 2 hearts, and a spade after your ♠ is knocked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLow21 Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 What spades do partner and declarer play at T1, and what are our signalling methods? Good question. Declarer and partner follow with low spades. Defenders are playing standard signaling methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLow21 Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Trick 2 - lead a diamond, hope pard has the ♦K and Q and some length. It looks like declarer has 4/5 clubs, a dime, 2 hearts, and a spade after your ♠ is knocked out. Dead on so far. Next question --> what is the probability that declarer has 5 tricks in clubs? An estimate is reasonable. Does your intuition tell yuo 4 or 5 is more likely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesleyC Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 One comment about the way you've posed the problem - you're much better to include ALL the information (including spot cards and signalling methods) so that the reader can decide what is important. Regarding your lead choice, I agree with Mr1303 that holding an entryless hand, a small spade lead is by far the best chance. If partner held the ♠Jx on this deal a small spade lead would've beaten the contract straight up. However, once you have started with a top spade, things look pretty grim. I'd guess there's about a 50% chance that that clubs are running and if they are we have an uphill battle to win 5 tricks. In both cases is looks like a diamond switch is our best chance because it requires the least from partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oryctolagi Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Are we supposed to know what cards E and S played at trick 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Early candidate for Necro of the Month? :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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