akhare Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 [hv=pc=n&n=saqthaqj96da8ct86&e=s84hkt32dkcakq753&d=w&v=n&b=12&a=3d3np4sppp]266|200[/hv] You would have rather defended 3N, but c'est-la-vie. Pard leads Q♦, declarer wins with A♦, draws two rounds of trump ending in hand (all following). Small ♥ from hand follows with pard playing small and Q♥ from board. You play udca and don't have to worry about pard holding 8-diamonds at this vul. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Thoughts? ♣J ♣J Please have the ♣J 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Partner's most likely shape is 2=2=7=2 since he might well/probably would have led a stiff. Moreover this is consistent with S's bidding. Declarer has 6 spades, 1 diamond, 2 hearts by force and an establishable 3rd trick in that suit. Thus winning and playing 3 clubs lets him ruff the 3rd, cross in hearts, ruff a heart and return to the good spade in dummy. Ducking the heart won't help...no competent declarer would burn the spade to repeat the heart hook, even if he hasn't blocked the spade. I win, and cash the club Q. At imps, I then lead to partner's presumed J. I considered the immediate underlead, but there is no gain as far as I can see. If partner has a stiff, he should have led it. What to do at mps is more complex since -650 will be tied for a zero, thile +100 won't likely be tied for top...a few pairs might play 3N or have some other odd result. What I did would depend on how the round/event was going. If I needed a good board, and I usually do, I'll do the underlead at mps as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straube Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Takes an idiot not to find the underlead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 I considered the immediate underlead, but there is no gain as far as I can see. Don't give the ox a chance to show an even number. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Don't give the ox a chance to show an even number. :(we play udca, according to the OP, so he can't hurt me by showing an even number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 we play udca, according to the OP, so he can't hurt me by showing an even number. Phew! Great hand for the system. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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