gnasher Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 [hv=pc=n&s=saqj94h4dk95ckq42&n=s7hat73djt32cajt7&d=w&v=b&b=4&a=pp1h1s2hdp4cp5cppp]266|200[/hv] They lead ♣5. Plan the play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 We won't be able to ruff much tricks with this great lead, need to develop spades, and also a diamond trick. In other words, I feel like kinda desperate. I would start with a spade to the queen. If it holds, ruff a spade in dummy and try a diamond to hand (winning the king). Ruffing 2 spades in dummy should make the spades high, and if clubs break a simple 3-2 break in trumps is al that is needed. Needing too much things, there has to be something better involving just ♦Q onside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted May 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 I would start with a spade to the queen. If it holds, ruff a spade in dummy and try a diamond to hand (winning the king). Ruffing 2 spades in dummy should make the spades high, and if clubs break a simple 3-2 break in trumps is al that is needed.After a spade to the queen, I think it's better to cash the ace of spades before ruffing the third round. If ♠K comes down in three, you may be able to cope with a 4-1 trump break. Anyway, your spade finesse loses and LHO plays back a heart. Now what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 Not leading a heart while declarer has a spade suit that mightrun providing discards is hugely speculative. I would not be abit surprised if LHO was holding the spade K (maybe evensome length). Well if lho has the spade K they have very little room left for much of anything else since rho opened the bidding. I can survive even KTxx of spades with LHO if the dia Q is onsideand since i pretty much need 32 trumps noone has a lot of diamondsso winning trick 1 in dummy and trying to run the dia J at trick 2 for me.I am using the dia J because I may need the dia 9 later as an entry.Even is this loses I am not done as I can fall back on the spade T falling3rd and a ruffing finesse against lho for the spade K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PhilKing Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 Slightly off topic - how would you play 4♥ as South on a trump lead? Auction: P P P 1♥P 2♣ P 4♥AP :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Molyb Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Slightly off topic - how would you play 4♥ as South on a trump lead? Auction: P P P 1♥P 2♣ P 4♥AP :oBy improving my bidding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhm Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 After a spade to the queen, I think it's better to cash the ace of spades before ruffing the third round. If ♠K comes down in three, you may be able to cope with a 4-1 trump break. Anyway, your spade finesse loses and LHO plays back a heart. Now what?Not a good start, but the one I would have chosen. (Maybe finessing against the ♦Q at trick 2 is better)East probably has now both diamond honors and all the remaining trumps. You can not ruff spades since defenders can force you in hand. Play East for the ♠T, probably ♠Tx, ♥KQxxx,♦AQ, ♣9xxx or possibly ♠Txx ♥KQJx, ♦AQ, ♣9xxx Win the heart and play a diamond from dummy. If East plays the ♦Q, play back a diamond and unblock in dummy to make sure the ♦9 is an entry to hand. If this layout exists I expect to make 5 trump tricks, 3 spades, 2 diamonds and a heart. Rainer Herrmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Slightly off topic - how would you play 4♥ as South on a trump lead? Auction: P P P 1♥P 2♣ P 4♥AP :oace of hearts, low diamond to the k, ace of spades, spade ruff, king of clubs, spade ruff, queen of clubs, spade ruff? This is down two assuming they only make two misdefences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 By improving my bidding. Sorry - mis-typed. The auction bidding WAS better: Auction: P P P 1♠P 2♣ P 4♥AP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 lol phil, you need 3 posts for this? :P I am with Rainer, I am playing ♦ from dummy as quick as possible, lets see what RHO has to offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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