lamford Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 But my own logic says I should rule 7 NT -1 even if Q was dropping.On a spade lead, if the queen of hearts is doubleton onside, I think the laws require you to award the contract. If it is doubleton offside, I think the heart finesses is a "normal" line and therefore it is one off. If the queen of hearts is onside but sufficiently guarded, I think you award one off, but there are TDs who would award 7NT= in that playing for the drop in hearts is not a "normal" line (depending on the class of player). 70E1 has been modified in the 2017 laws preventing a finesse even if it is the only "normal" line of play, unless it becomes marked because someone shows out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfi Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 On a spade lead, if the queen of hearts is doubleton onside, I think the laws require you to award the contract. I'm not so sure about that. Claiming on a spade lead suggests to me that declarer thinks there are 6 club tricks. On a similar BridgeWinners topic, Laurie Kelso says that it is not normal play for declarer to fail to notice that the CJ is still outstanding when running a suit (this one was AK9xx opposite QTx). However, the ten is a much easier card to miss, so why would you not assume that declarer has just miscounted clubs and award down one? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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