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#21 User is offline   phil_20686 

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Posted 2012-August-17, 09:09

View Postgnasher, on 2012-August-17, 08:03, said:

I think all the example hands suggested so far are impossible. It's inconceivable that he's 5224, but also inconceivable that he has a diamond void, a 2 bid, and a 3 bid.


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Posted 2012-August-17, 13:57

I play declarer for something like AKT9xx,A6,-,KJTxx

There are 2 plays: Win the and return the Q or duck the heart and let partner play a spade.
Letting partner win the heart is better in case declarer has AJTxxx,A6,-,KQJxx. (partner will switch to a club)
But once you win the heart, the Q is your best chance and is the only return if declarer has the first hand.

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Posted 2012-August-17, 14:08

View Postrogerclee, on 2012-August-17, 03:29, said:



Anyway, 6205 is just so much more likely that I am switching to a low club (obv the 7, to make it clear to partner to duck Qxx).

A standard deal has only 13 clubs. The Q is indicated! If declarer is void in diamonds and the indications are he is, the Q is dead meat since declarer has no entry to dummy.

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Posted 2012-August-17, 14:36

Isn't it sort of a guess whether partner has queen of clubs + jack of spades, or ace or king of spades? In the first case you want to play spade queen, in the second you want to play a club. I play for the second since I think it's more likely, as there are two options for a card instead of one option requiring two cards (or better). It also gives the chance declarer has AKJxxx Ax - QJxxx and we needed the club ruff to beat it. Probably declarer wouldn't have played this way with that, but you never know.

Obviously I would let partner win the heart if I could be sure at the time declarer didn't have A86. Maybe I'm supposed to duck the heart to partner anyway, figuring declarer would duck trick one with Axx. I don't know how confident I am in that inference though.
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Posted 2012-August-18, 05:35

as long as you don't play a red card you should be fine

declarer had

KJ10xxxx
A6
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KQ10x
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