wank Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 They are and they have. Since declarer's hand is somewhat unknown thanks to partner's inspired bidding, even a non-moronic East has a problem discerning whether declarer has AKQJxxx KJx x Ax or not (a complete minimum). What is he supposed to do with xx Axxx Qxxx xxx? After all, rising ace only works because we lack a Two Club opener. don't forget east will see the diamond is the jack at t1. declarer would take the opportunity to ruff a diamond surely if he had the hand you gave him. considering the lack of a heart lead AQ over must be a reasonable possibility in which case declarer is going to have difficulty guessing them correctly, despite a read on east. you can't tempo east out of the hand at t2 either - he gets a free tank at t1 to consider his t2 play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 you can't tempo east out of the hand at t2 either - he gets a free tank at t1 to consider his t2 play. I was wondering about that - I was thinking of giving him quite a bit of time anyway in order to summon up the courage to duck, but not enough to have second thoughts. B-) Also, the chances of ♦ Qxx offside are very low, since that gives West specifically 5432 plus one higher spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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