sometimes you're the windshield

[gwnn]

K9xx

xx

Axx

AK8x

 

opp

 

Q7xx

Qx

J7xx

Txx

 

The spots are correct (for the sake of this thread). Your LHO opened 2H and it went (???)

 

2H-x-p-2S

p-3H-p-3NT

all pass

 

small heart to the J and Q, what do you play next? :) Matchpoints. Your partner is already on his way to buy you a drink to apologise.

[Trinidad]

The field will score -140 when the opponents are in a heart contract. That is the score I want to beat.

 

Unless, the opponents are still confused about the heart situation, I will lose 5 heart tricks and the ♠A. If I can limit my losers to that, I will have -100 (assuming I am not vul). I will play LHO for ♠Ax and play a spade towards the king. That way, I might get 3 spades, my ♥Q, ♦A and ♣AK. If it works, partner can go back to the bar to buy me another one.

 

Rik

[WellSpyder]

Do we know anything about oppo's system? For example, are they playing constructive weak 2s (maybe with weaker ones going via a multi 2♦)? If not, LHO seems unlikely to have ♠A alongside the presumed ♥AK, so perhaps I should cross to dummy with a ♣ and play RHO for ♠Ax instead.

[Zelandakh]

If LHO had Ax/AKTxxx/xxx/xx, would they open 2♥? I followed the same resoning as Rik but came to the opposite conclusion, crossing to ♣K and playing a spade to hand on the basis that LHO cannot hold the ♠A.

[gwnn]

Extra info, as requested:

 

Opps are sound but they only have one weak 2 available. They will not open 2H with Ax AKxxxx xxx xx.

[fromageGB]

If I am vulnerable, lay the hand down and claim 4 tricks, then spend the 5 minutes at the bar.

 

If I am not vulnerable, do as most seem to, hope RHO has A doubleton spade. Cross to a club, lead to ♠Q then duck a spade.

[gwnn]

I played a heart back, what do you think of that? They did indeed let go of spades but I mangled up my communications and went down 4 anyway :)