JEC 11/2 Board 16

[jillybean]

[hv=sn=|lin=pn|kristen33,ronpa,jillybean,eldad|st%7C%7Cmd%7C2S57KAH48TD8JKC267%2CS9H359QKAD2569C4J%2CS2348TH267D7QC38A%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%2016%7Csv%7Ce%7Cmb%7C1H%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2C%7Can%7Cgf%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2H%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2N%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C4H%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cmc%7C11%7C]499|300[/hv]

 

My lead?

 

 

[hv=sn=|lin=pn|JEC,julies,nevaio,pcooper|st%7C%7Cmd%7C2S57KAH48TD8JKC267%2CS9H359QKAD2569C4J%2CS2348TH267D7QC38A%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%2016%7Csv%7Ce%7Cmb%7C2H%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cd%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2S%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cmc%7C7%7C]499|300[/hv]

[awm]

Not sure what the spade king is trying to accomplish here. The only way it can disappear is if declarer has ♣Ax exactly (in a hand like xx AKxxxx Qxx Ax) but in this case he will pitch away his diamond loser on the established spade and the club. There's just no way ♠K at trick two can be right. Of course, I hope you lead the proper count card (3/5 leads) since otherwise partner's analysis may end at "declarer has another spade" if she is a bit lazy.

 

It is true that declarer can always make the hand after the opening lead, but it requires some ingenuity on a better trick two defense.