StevenG Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 [hv=pc=n&w=sk54haq9432dacaq7&n=sat76hkjt7dt65ct2&d=e&v=b&b=10&a=pp1hpp2c2hpp3cdppp]266|200[/hv]Club game, MPs, everyone playing some form of Acol. I led my singleton A♦. Dummy was a bit dispiriting. What next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 p has something over there leaving in our x after we bid a mere 2h, The problem we haveis figuring out what they have and it starts with trick 1. Did p encourage/discourage orgive count? this is all relevant information as we try to piece together how to proceed. If p gave us no useful information the least damaging play appears to be the heart ace.If that is ruffed our defensive prospects take a big hit but at least the max number oftricks it gives up is one. A bigger problem happens if the heart holds the first trickwhere a singleton heart with partner is unlikely. FWIW my x of 3c there would be takeout and I would pass with the hand you have wanting tosave my x for the hand where the clu and dia are switched Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenG Posted September 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Partner gave no useful information at trick one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 hmmm... think I'll have to play a spade at some stage, so I might as well do it now. The ♠K seems best, to kill the entry before declarer has a chance to play a heart up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomSac Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Partner gave no useful information at trick one. It's tough to play bridge this way. Anyways, if that is the case then yeah definitely king of spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilG007 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Cash A♥then lead a small one hoping partner is either singleton or voidin the suit. A 52% chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Cash A♥then lead a small one hoping partner is either singleton or voidin the suit. A 52% chance. So you play declarer for xx or xxx hearts when he bid up to 3 level all by himself, vulnerable, with a hand that he could not open? Unlikely also due to the pass by our pd. If declarer has xx or xxx hearts, he must have a lot of clubs which makes our pd holding a very shapely hand with diamonds and spades, and we know from the lack of opening bid by declarer that our pd holds 3-4 hcp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 It is also a hand that could not double Timo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 It is also a hand that could not double Timo For some of us, including myself, shortness in opponent suit does not qualify an auto dbl Gonzalo. Especially when i hold 6-7 card clubs. I know this auction does not make sense at all and I can not explain why someone would bid up to 3 level vulnerable with a suit missing AQ, all by himself and not consider opening at the first place. Not 1♣ not 3♣...but perhaps you guys are right, idk tbh. Maybe he is one of those who think dbl of hearts must have 4 card spades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 So you play declarer for xx or xxx hearts when he bid up to 3 level all by himself, vulnerable, with a hand that he could not open? Unlikely also due to the pass by our pd. If declarer has xx or xxx hearts, he must have a lot of clubs which makes our pd holding a very shapely hand with diamonds and spades, and we know from the lack of opening bid by declarer that our pd holds 3-4 hcp. On top of that, there is no hurry to try for a heart ruff. And I am also curious as to why, if we ignore the inferences from partner's pass, the player who has show long clubs is a 52% favourite to two or more hearts. I speak as a non mathematician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahydra Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 My first instinct was a small spade. On reflection I prefer the SK switch. ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I first instinct was that the ♠K must be right for it to end up on BBF. Then I thought about whether it was reasonable to find this in reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I first instinct was that the ♠K must be right for it to end up on BBF. Then I thought about whether it was reasonable to find this in reality. Reasonable? I think it's auto to play it if you decide to play spades. After all dummy will establish a heart soon with only entry being ♠A. But I am guessing it's more likely that i misunderstood what you meant to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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