han Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 [hv=d=w&n=sqxhqxxd9xxxcakxx&s=skxxhkxxdajcq10xxx]133|200|West opens 1D, North doubles (?), South bids 3NT.[/hv] Your partner is new to bridge, so over her take-out double, you decided to bid 3NT right away. It turns out that her double was a little bit unusual. How do you try to make your contract after the lead of the diamond king? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Hannie - I think there is more to this hand that meets the eye. I will withhold comment for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 You have 24 HCP. 16 are missing....LHO is makred with the KQ of Diamonds and rates to have both Aces... The key to the hand is to continually end play West. Win the first Diamond in hand and lead a Heart to the Queen...If LHO wins the Ace, then your home free. If LHO ducks, win the Queen of Hearts, cross with a Club and then lead a Spade to the Queen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 How do you try to make your contract after the lead of the diamond king? I'll hide it for now... Take the first diamond, spade to queen, if it holds, club back, heart to queen, if it holds, the remaining clubs and the J of diamonds. Whatever West leads gives me my 9th trick. I'm counting on West having both aces to go with the KQ of diamonds...of course, if he doesn't he only has 10 hcp. I'm also counting on him having either the ten of diamonds or five of them. Those don't *seem* like bad odds. Did I miss something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted November 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 Did I miss something?Yes, there is a problem. When west wins and plays Q10 of diamonds you have to discard from hand. So you'd better watch west's discards very closely to guess which ace west has blanked (if that is a word). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 Win diamond ACE. Low heart to the Queen (better than low to the spade QUEEN, there is just enough for a distributional WEST to open with 12 hcp if missing one ace.. if it is the heart ACE, you have better chance of blocking the heart suit than the spade suit due to the extra card). If the queen wins, Cash the club ACE, King, and if necessary one more club, then exit with the diamond jack to END PLAY WEST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted November 10, 2004 Report Share Posted November 10, 2004 Win diamond ACE. Low heart to the Queen (better than low to the spade QUEEN, there is just enough for a distributional WEST to open with 12 hcp if missing one ace.. if it is the heart ACE, you have better chance of blocking the heart suit than the spade suit due to the extra card). If the queen wins, Cash the club ACE, King, and if necessary one more club, then exit with the diamond jack to END PLAY WEST. Doesn't work. You play the diamond Jack, West wins, and plays the Ace and another heart. You'll take 2 hearts, 1 diamond, and 5 clubs. Unfortunately, when you try to take the 9th trick by either leading spades or diamonds, West wins and takes the 13th heart for 1 down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 [hv=d=w&n=sqxhqxxd9xxxcakxx&s=skxxhkxxdajcq10xxx]133|200|West opens 1D, North doubles (?), South bids 3NT.[/hv]first of all, i might not make this at the table... it ties in with the other thread on thinking long at the table... anyway, i think ben is right except i would run the clubs before exiting with the ♦J You'll take 2 hearts, 1 diamond, and 5 clubs. Unfortunately, when you try to take the 9th trick by either leading spades or diamonds, West wins and takes the 13th heart for 1 down. what is west throwing on those clubs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 You'll take 2 hearts, 1 diamond, and 5 clubs. Unfortunately, when you try to take the 9th trick by either leading spades or diamonds, West wins and takes the 13th heart for 1 down. what is west throwing on those clubs? Spades, of course. He needs to keep three cards: QD, AS, and the 13th heart. You, on the other hand, end up having no way to get rid of the Kxx of spades or the J diamonds. So after you run the clubs, you're stuck giving him either three of the last four tricks, or all four (if he keeps the QT of diamonds). Since he's already taken one heart, this isn't good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 don't understand... after i run the clubs i just lead the ♦J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 Win diamond ACE. Low heart to the Queen (better than low to the spade QUEEN, there is just enough for a distributional WEST to open with 12 hcp if missing one ace.. if it is the heart ACE, you have better chance of blocking the heart suit than the spade suit due to the extra card). If the queen wins, Cash the club ACE, King, and if necessary one more club, then exit with the diamond jack to END PLAY WEST. Doesn't work. You play the diamond Jack, West wins, and plays the Ace and another heart. You'll take 2 hearts, 1 diamond, and 5 clubs. Unfortunately, when you try to take the 9th trick by either leading spades or diamonds, West wins and takes the 13th heart for 1 down. I think Ben forgot to write his thoughts, you need to do the same trick with the spade as you did with the heart before you play J♦. So take A♦, then heart to the Q, club back, spade to the Q, and only now its time for the endplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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