whereagles Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 [hv=d=w&v=b&n=sxhat8xxdxxcatxxx&s=skj9xhqxxdkqjckqx]133|200|Scoring: IMPLHO par RHO youpass pass pass 1NTpass 2♦ pass 2♥pass 3♣ pass 3NTpass pass dbl rdbl(all pass)[/hv]3♣ showed a 55 game-forcing, and dbl didn't ask for any lead in particular. East is a strong player. West thinks for a while and leads the diamond 4, on which East inserts the 8 (can't remember pard's spots, sorry) and you take the king. What do you play now? Oh and won't someone PLEASE write a bidding template? Thx :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlPurple Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 East could be 4-4 in hearts and clubs, which would give West a very shapely hand (strange he passed in first seat). My temptation is to cross to ♥A and lead a low one to the queen. Does my queen win? Does West show out on this trick? Still, if East has 4 hearts but only 3 clubs I will have 5 clubs tricks, 2 hearts and 2 diamonds (or a spade if East goes for them), though I could go down on a spade shift now, then ♦ back to East's ace and another spade, still there is no 100% line. Clearly can't run my clubs now even if they break (my hand is horribly squeezed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Maybe there are safer plays but i will play A♥ and heart to the Q.Some doubled overtricks cant hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Maybe there are safer plays but i will play A♥ and heart to the Q.Some doubled overtricks cant hurt. me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted November 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Allright, so you play a heart to the ace and EAST (not west, lol) discards the spade 8 (std signals). Now what? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Allright, so you play a heart to the ace and EAST (not west, lol) discards the spade 8 (std signals). Now what? B) This is what the UNDO buttom is for :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 [hv=d=w&v=b&n=sxhat8xxdxxcatxxx&s=skj9xhqxxdkqjckqx]133|200|Scoring: IMPLHO par RHO youpass pass pass 1NTpass 2♦ pass 2♥pass 3♣ pass 3NTpass pass dbl rdbl(all pass)[/hv]Allright, so you play a heart to the ace and EAST (not west, lol) discards the spade 8 (std signals). Now what?east shows out on the first heart eh?..well that certainly hurt guess i lose the heart.. when back in, i think i'd play a diamond.. if it loses and one is returned, i take it and run the clubs, tossing a spade and my last heart... then i'd lead the spade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted November 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Thx all. Here's the full hand[hv=d=w&v=b&n=sxhat8xxdxxcatxxx&w=sqxxxhkj97xdxxxcx&e=sat87hdat98xcj987&s=skj9xhqxxdkqjckqx]399|300|Scoring: IMPSouth to play 3NT redoubled on the lead of a small diamond[/hv]After a diamond lead and since clubs are 4-1, declarer needs to guess to play a heart to the EIGHT(!!) at trick two. This will put him one tempo ahead, and he can now take 3 hearts, 1 spade, 3 clubs and 2 diamonds. Needless to say, the play was not found at table :D East's double does hint at something fishy, but declarer also thought that something was the heart king-jack, lol. He too played a heart to the ace and went down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 i sure don't think i'd assign any blame for his going down here... what's the best percentage line, not double dummy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted November 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 I don't know. But if you count on 5 clubs running, trying for a heart trick seems to be a good shot. Better than spades, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Both the doubler and the redoubler are nut cases! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted November 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 Yes. What was South thinking of, redoubling with 17 opposite an expected 10, TWO sources of tricks and double stoppers in the unbid suits? Incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 agree, lunatic XX with no aces and knowing his "trick sources" will break badly from this spec X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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