ahydra Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 [hv=pc=n&s=sa32hak9dq963ca93&n=sq765h654dktckq72&d=n&v=b&b=13&a=p1h(5%2Bsuit)1np2c(stayman)p2dp3nppp]266|200[/hv] IMPs, both vul. 1NT = 15-18 Lead is H7 and East plays the H10. If you duck the first round, East continues with HQ as South throws D2 (reverse attitude). ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 I see zero benefit to ducking the first heart since I might all too easily need my 3rd heart to throw east in to lead away from the spade K. The opening bid makes it a virtual lock that rho has the dia A and spa K so I am completely unconcerned with lho ever getting on lead again. I do not have the entries to find out how many club winners I have so I am forced to try for 3c 2d 2h 2s and if clubs happen to break hope I can make an overtricks. Lho rates to have the majority of diamonds in most and that makes them a prime candidate to hold the dia J. So I will hold my breath and at trick 2 lead a low dia toward the T. I will be ready to apologize to poor partner when it loses to dia AJ (while we had 4 club tricks all along and were ice cold for 3n). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinarius Posted April 13, 2018 Report Share Posted April 13, 2018 I hope that East has the outstanding 13 points. If so, ♦️9 is a huge card. I think also that you have to assume ♣️ are 3/3. I win ❤️ lead and play a ♦️ to the K. East wins and returns a heart. I win and play ♣️ to dummy and run ♦️10. If East covers, I wind and test ♣️. If they don’t break, I throw E in with a ❤️. Make sense? D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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