play 2D

[kgr]

I did go down and think I should have found this:

[hv=pc=n&s=sat9hq43daq5432cq&n=skqjh962d98ckt842&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=p1d1nd2c2dppp]266|200[/hv]

(Opps play udca)

LHO leads his partners suit:

♣A-♣2-♣9-♣Q

♥A-♥2-♥5-♥4

♥K-♥6-♥T-♥3

♥8-♥9-♥J-♥Q

You have lost 3 tricks to LHO, what is the best continuation?

 

Edit: Suppose 2♣ is 5+ card. (With a balanced hand RHO will pass and RHO will RDBL)

[Free]

I'd probably play: ♠A, ♠, ♣ ruff, ♠, ♣ ruff, ♦A, ♦x

 

3 rounds of ♠ should stick, 3 rounds of ♣ shouldn't get overruffed, but if we get an overruff, we can still manage to lose only 1 more trick imo.

[ArtK78]

I'd probably play: ♠A, ♠, ♣ ruff, ♠, ♣ ruff, ♦A, ♦x

 

3 rounds of ♠ should stick, 3 rounds of ♣ shouldn't get overruffed, but if we get an overruff, we can still manage to lose only 1 more trick imo.

Exactly. Score your small trump. The ♣K is an illusion.

[kgr]

Suppose 2♣ is 5+ card. (With a balanced hand RHO will pass and RHO will RDBL)

[kgr]

Full hand::

[hv=pc=n&s=sat9hq43daq5432cq&w=s543hak87dkjt7cAj&n=skqjh962d98ckt842&e=s8762hjT5d6c97653&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=p1d1nd2c2dppp]366|300[/hv]

(Opps play udca)

LHO leads his partners suit:

♣A-♣2-♣9-♣Q

♥A-♥2-♥5-♥4

♥K-♥6-♥T-♥3

♥8-♥9-♥J-♥Q

 

You can make by cashing the spades and ruff one club in the process, then play a ♦ to the 9 in dummy.

[cnszsun]

I can't think of one way to make it if east's sitff ♦ is Jack or ten, can anybody?

As the actual lie, you can make it like the suggested line by kgr or even ruffing one more club after ♠K, ♣ruff, ♠A, ♠Q.

[Cyberyeti]

Btw I think the 2♦ bid is a mistake, it's what I'd do on a 10 count not a 14 count, if partner wants to axe 2♣ as in this case, I'm not unhappy.

[y66]

I can't think of one way to make it if east's sitff ♦ is Jack or ten, can anybody?

As the actual lie, you can make it like the suggested line by kgr or even ruffing one more club after ♠K, ♣ruff, ♠A, ♠Q.

 

Nope.