Phil Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 [hv=pc=n&s=saq963hak72da92c5&n=sk72hqt53dkt53cq9&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=6sppp]266|200[/hv] You get a low spade lead. Any hope on this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgm Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 Assuming both Majors behave. Several legitimate chances: 1. ♦QJ doubleton2. ♦Q/J singleton3. ♦QJ(x) + ♣AK, likely in East hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 It would be helpful to have the auction - I need to know what they know about my hand. Plan 1) Win the spade lead on the table and play a low diamond. If East plays an honour, run winners and then do the right thing. If East plays low, stick in the nine. If West did not feel like leading a club from the king, perhaps he will not play one now. Plan 2) If West know I have club shortage, run major suit winners immediately. We have a legitimate chance against West when he has AJT of clubs and either four diamonds to an honour or QJx. He is caught in a weird strip-squeeze. Plan two also works against AK clubs with East with Qxxx, Jxxx or QJx(x) in diamonds, where the position is more basic. I'm favouring line two regardless, but I feel that a play problem without the bidding is incomplete, whatever Krystof Martens thinks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 I disagree with the bidding style of South. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 It would be helpful to have the auction - I need to know what they know about my hand. Plan 1) Win the spade lead on the table and play a low diamond. If East plays an honour, run winners and then do the right thing. If East plays low, stick in the nine. If West did not feel like leading a club from the king, perhaps he will not play one now. Plan 2) If West know I have club shortage, run major suit winners immediately. We have a legitimate chance against West when he has AJT of clubs and either four diamonds to an honour or QJx. He is caught in a weird strip-squeeze. Plan two also works against AK clubs with East with Qxxx, Jxxx or QJx(x) in diamonds, where the position is more basic. I'm favouring line two regardless, but I feel that a play problem without the bidding is incomplete, whatever Krystof Martens thinks. Pass - 1♠2♣ - 4♣4♦ - 4♥4♠ - 4N5♣ - 6♠ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 Win the ♠K and play a diamond to the nine and pray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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