Bending over backward to go down

[Bbradley62]

[hv=lin=pn|scuff,~~M31213,~~M31211,~~M31212|st%7C%7Cmd%7C4S46H8JD8TQKAC56TQ%2CS78TAH23AD57JC28J%2CSJH6TKD2369C3479A%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%202%7Csv%7Cn%7Cmb%7C1S%7Can%7CMajor%20suit%20opening%20--%205%2B%20S%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7C2D%7Can%7CTwo-level%20overcall%20--%205%2B%20D%3B%2010%2B%20HCP%3B%2011-%7Cmb%7C2S%7Can%7CFree%20major%20raise%20--%203%2B%20S%3B%206-10%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7C3D%7Can%7C3%2B%20D%3B%207-13%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7C3S%7Can%7C6%2B%20S%3B%2011%2B%20HCP%3B%2012-15%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C4S%7Can%7C3%2B%20S%3B%206-10%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CDK%7C]360|270[/hv]So, ruffing high on Trick 3 is to protect against an 8-1 club split... Even if that is a reasonable play, wouldn't it be right to draw trump by cashing the K first, rather than taking a first-round finesse?

[cloa513]

If the simulation has an 8-1 club break, the contract is doomed anyway as South must get 2 heart tricks so GIB loses all morale and plays badly for even more down.