Lord Molyb Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 [hv=pc=n&s=saqhkqjt86542d32c&n=shdakqjt98764cq84&d=e&v=0&b=14&a=1c1h1s2d5c5nppp]266|200[/hv]Tame bidding for a goulash, I know, but I had to get you to 5NT :PWest leads the ♦5.North hand is ♦AKQJT98764 ♣Q84, the diamonds are cut off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 The diamonds aren't "cut off", you're stuck in dummy. So you're down one in 5NT. On the same ♦5 lead, in 5♦ you make six. But you probably won't get that lead in that contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 If your life depended on making the contract, then duck and hope West has no clubs and the ace of hearts.... (or West has a singleton ace of clubs and no hearts, don't see West passing 5NT with 11 spades though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahydra Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 The diamonds aren't "cut off" He means on the hand diagram, where the ♦4 has been cut off by the hand diagram app thingy. I quite like manudude03's line of playing for West to be 8=4=1=0. After all, he didn't lead partner's suit... ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 He means on the hand diagram, where the ♦4 has been cut off by the hand diagram app thingy. I quite like manudude03's line of playing for West to be 8=4=1=0. After all, he didn't lead partner's suit... ahydraAh, okay. It does make this an interesting hand. If ducking works, you probably make an overtrick. If it doesn't, you're going to be down a lot more than one, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Molyb Posted October 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 Ah, okay. It does make this an interesting hand. If ducking works, you probably make an overtrick. If it doesn't, you're going to be down a lot more than one, I think.you're not making an overtrick unless he switches to a spade and then ducks the ace of hearts after you duck the first trick (which would be nearly as strange than ducking the first trick from ♦AKQJT98764 to a stiff 5) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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