Bid and play these

[Cyberyeti]

Teams: Dealer South

 

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If you reach 6♥(S), W leads J♣

[JanisW]

I would open 4♥ as S and that would probably end the bidding...

I do not have enough defence for a 1♥ opening, my suit-quality is acceptable and 3♥ is a serious underbid.

Some N might press on, but my partner wouldn't :)

If we had reached 6♥ I'd ruff the J♣

Now I can either try to drive out the A♥ and set up the Spades, which will always work if Spades are 3-3. If Spades are 4-2 I need to guess to play the finesse/ruffing finesse right.

Alternatively, I can cross my fingers to guess the right finesse and ruff the remaining 3 clubs in dummy.

 

I don't know which line is better, my guess would be it is setting up the Spades

 

Regards

Janis

[steve2005]

Now I can either try to drive out the A♥ and set up the Spades, which will always work if Spades are 3-3. If Spades are 4-2 I need to guess to play the finesse/ruffing finesse right.

If West has A♥ they will lead a ♦ and kill your entry to cash spades. Even if west wins A♥ killing the entry might work (not sure)

[Cyberyeti]

The two auctions I know were 4♥-6♥ and ours which was:

 

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Since we had exclusion available and I didn't use it or blackwood, 5♥ guarantees a club void as 5♣ might be murky.

 

most declarers ruffed the club, played ♠AQ covered with the K and ruffed, opinions diverged at this point.

[Zelandakh]

Hands like this are difficult for DD auctions because there are always plenty of subjective decisions that can be influenced by seeing both hands. I might well reach the slam through an auction such as:

 

1♥ = ~10-17, 5+ hearts, unbal

... - 1♠ = INV+ relay

1NT = min, <4 spades (a Walrus underbid really but planning to show distributional extras if partner shows an INV hand)

... - 2♣ = GF relay

2♦ = 4+ clubs

... - 2♥ = relay

3♠ = 7+ hearts, 4 clubs, 0-2 controls

... - 4♣ = relay

5♣ = ♥KQ, ♣KQ, denies ♠K/♠Q

... - 6♥ (North could still find out about a singleton ♦K below 5♥ but if bidding slam anyway it does not matter)

 

...but equally North might easily decide it is too risky and stop in 4 or 5♥. Stopping is probably the correct DD action I would guess.

 

For the play, my first instinct was the start CY suggests but I am wondering if starting with the diamonds is not better:

♣ ruff, ♦A, ♦Q ruffed.

 

If East covers this, we are all but home:

♣ ruff, ♦J throwing ♣, ♦ ruff, ♣ ruff, ♠A, ♠ ruff, ♥J.

 

If East does not cover then we need to find East with ♠Kxx or ♠Kx + ♥A or ♠Kx + ♥:

♠A, ♠Q, covered and ruffed), ♣ ruff, ♠J throwing ♣, ♦ ruff, ♣ ruff, ♦ ruff, ♥J

 

This is obviously not the best line DD but it probably offers as good chances against a real-world East as the technically better lines.

[nige1]

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Teams: Dealer South. If you reach 6♥(S), W leads J♣

The two auctions I know were 4♥-6♥ and ours which was:

Since we had exclusion available and I didn't use it or blackwood, 5♥ guarantees a club void as 5♣ might be murky.

most declarers ruffed the club, played ♠AQ covered with the K and ruffed, opinions diverged at this point.[/hv]

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It's hard to avoid 6♥ (suggested auction on left),

Although it's a poor contract on ♣J lead.

Clutching at straws. I like the main variant of Zelandakh's line:

Ruff the ♣ lead. Cash ♠A, Cash ♦A. Lead ♦Q covered and ruffed.

Ruff a 2nd ♣. Cash ♦J, chucking a 3rd ♣. Ruff the last ♦ with ♥8.

Ruff your last ♣. Ruff a ♠. Draw trumps.[/hv]

[Cyberyeti]

I was dummy, partner had to play this one, the hand has some interest in the play:

 

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I don't think you can actually do it on this lead because W has 10♥, only 2 spades and 3 diamonds and you're an entry short and end up promoting 10♥.

 

The curious thing was that it can be beaten played by either hand. Imagine the fantasy auction starting with a NAMYATS type 4♣ resulting in N declaring. If partner leads a diamond, can you withhold the K as W ?

 

There are also some amusing end positions involved as on a diamond to the KA you can potentially rumble the trumps leaving:

 

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Where E is squeezed in 3 suits the trick before dummy.

[nige1]

I was dummy, partner had to play this one, the hand has some interest in the play:

I don't think you can actually do it on this lead because W has 10♥, only 2 spades and 3 diamonds and you're an entry short and end up promoting 10♥.

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The Ostrich, who hasn't yet attended the lesson on finesses, makes easily,

Ruff the ♣ opening lead.

Cash ♦A and ♠A,

Ruff a ♦.

Ruff a ♣.

Ruff a ♦.

Ruff a ♣.

Ruff a ♠.

Lead ♥K.

Win the return.

And claim.[/hv]

[Cyberyeti]

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The Ostrich, who hasn't yet attended the lesson on finesses, makes easily,

Ruff the ♣ opening lead.

Cash ♦A and ♠A,

Ruff a ♦.

Ruff a ♣.

Ruff a ♦.

Ruff a ♣.

Ruff a ♠.

Lead ♥K.

Win the return.

And claim.[/hv]

 

OK, because ♣A drops and he only has one trump, means the diamond lead is required to beat it

 

Although I think it's a bad line single dummy.

[Jinksy]

Imagine the fantasy auction starting with a NAMYATS type 4♣ resulting in N declaring.

 

I was about to claim just that for my auction, and when W leads the J♣ I'll insist that E lead one :D