Echognome Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 [hv=d=s&v=n&n=s1092h8632d85caqj6&w=s63hk975daqj94c92]266|200|Scoring: MP(1♠) - P - (2♠) - P(3♦)* - X - (P) - P(3♠) - All Pass[/hv] * Help Suit Game Try After your "lead directing" double of 3♦ you lead the ♣9 to the Q and K from partner. Partner returns the ♥4 to declarer's Q and your K. What next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 ♥, otherwise partner is nuts not to play ♦... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 Return a heart. Possible that pard has the Ax of hearts and declarer has the KD. Also possible that pd has a stiff heart, but then declarer made a really bonehead play by finessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcLight Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 Pard is no dummy, normally he would lead a diamond. There must be a reason he lead a heart. I think its likely declarer has:Spades: (5) XXXXXHearts: (4): AQJXDiamonds: (3) xxxClubs: X(or even 4 diamonds and 0 clubs) Pard has a stiff heart. Lead a heart back for a ruff, then he will return a diamond through declarer.You will get 2 ruffs, 2 diamonds, a heart, and a club for down 2. >Return a heart. Possible that pard has the Ax of hearts and declarer has the KD. I think this is unlikely because declarer would not make a game try with heart losers on top of diamon losers. Pard wouldnt return a heart from 4 to the Ace, he'd lead a high diamond, and signal the heart Ace as an entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double ! Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 ♥, otherwise partner is nuts not to play ♦... agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 I also return a heart. If for some reason partner wanted a shift then he wouldn't have played a low heart. I don't like the double btw, makes it easier for opponents to stop in 3S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 What the hell was the double of 3♦? Why announce what you have? :-)I return a heart preparing a questionnaire for pd if this is the wrong card now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 return a ♥. For me, an easy answer because of the spot led by partner: I play attitude leads on switches, so the low ♥ shows interest: either the A or stiff. Lead my highest spot to ensure the ♦ back, just to prevent partner from thinking I want to ruff a ♣, unlikely as it is that I should want to do so. BTW, I always like to know what an opp means by HSGT. Would it be Kxx or xxx? I like hsgt to show length plus an honour, but I know others who like it to show no control at all. That makes little difference here, since I am returning a ♥ anyway, but on some other layouts, it might be critical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted August 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 [hv=d=e&v=b&n=s1092h8632d85caqj6&w=s63hk975daqj94c92&e=saj5h4d7632ck10875&s=skq874haqj10dk10c43]399|300|Scoring: MPP - (1♠) - P - (2♠)P - (3♦) - X - (P)P - (3♠) - All Pass[/hv] Yes, I agree with Luis that the double of 3♦ was completely unnecessary. However, it did make the defense interesting as partner didn't switch to a diamond. On the diamond lead however, you better play a high heart to get the diamond back, else partner might think you want a club ruff. I returned a high heart and we set the contract 3 tricks. Who should have doubled it if anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 isn't +300 enough in MP's? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 It's hard to imagine a hand worthy of a game try that holds xxx in clubs unless it is fairly strong, and if declarer held only 2 clubs and the AQ of hearts he could rise, draw 2 rounds of trump and then pitch the heart on a club. So, it looks like declarer should hold something like this: AKQxxQ,Kxxxxxx Or if conservative, maybe even: AKQxxAQ,Kxxxxx. With the second hand, if I play back a heart, declarer has nothing better to do but lead a diamond. I can win and lead the third heart. Declarer ruffs, and leads another diamond. But now, after I win the diamond, I lead the penultimate heart and partner can pitch his last diamond. The heart return rates to be best, I think, regardless of which type hand declarer holds and is necessary it seems if declarer holds the second hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Matt: don't lose sleep about not doubling these silly contracts. You are already booked for at least an 80% board when it fails and the field plays a part score. And if by a weird chance, the club and diamond suits are reversed, you've converted a 25% board into a flat zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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