[Free]

Dealer South, All vulnerable

A53
QJ
AQJ2
KQ43

KQ1086
A754
943
6

Bidding went
2C - 2NT Multi with weak 44+M F1
3S - 4D Max with 5-4 S-H RKC S
5C - 6S 2 keycards with SQ

My partner (North) was a bit enthousiastic... West leads the CA (not the lead of the year) and continues with D7. How do you play and why?

I played DA, and afterwards my partner told me I should've played DQ. I'm not telling if it was the right decision but I wondered if you guys agree with that statement.

Free

[DrTodd13]

Seems like I need DK onside to make this contract so I play the DQ.
What lie of the cards gets you 12 tricks with the DK on your right?

Todd

[luke warm]

DK, HK on right.. possible it makes with ruffing finesse.. at the table i think i'd play DJ, mainly cause i think 12 hcp will split 7/5 rather than 6/6, which means one red K is on anyway.. why not H?

too tough

[inquiry]

This is where it really helps to know your opponents. Some never lead the ACE against a slam, so if you are playing against on of these, you might decide the only reason he did is that all the other leads seemed less attractive. Against this guy, you might play him for club ACE, both red kings, and even four spades to the JACK.

Against this guy, you have to play for a vienna coup including taking a spade hook. Thus you would need to hook the Diamond JACK, Play spade to King, lead spade ten, and let it ride, after the ten wins east shows out), play spade ACE, cash two clubs for two heart pitches, play heart to the ACE, pull the last trump to reach this ending...

--
Q
AQx
- - --
K x
Kxx X xx
T x J
xx
--

The last trump squeezes West, playing him of something like Jxxx Kx Kxxx xxx origianlly.

Now that line is very risky, and you have to be pretty sure for this WEST the club ACE was a very unusual play to adopt this line. Against someone who always leads aces against slam, you can of course draw no conclusion.

So against most players your options are to play either WEST for the Diamond KING and try to set up a compound squeeze if WEST has 4 or more diamonds, or simply cash out with WEST having 3 Diamond. Or to play EAST specifically for both red kings. With no other information, I would play west for the diamond king. Who knows, I might even fall into a double squeeze (lefty diamonds, rightee clubs, so nobody can stop my heart 7), although it will be hard to throw away the heart jack from dummy.

Ben

[Free]

I'm sorry, there's a typing error: you dont have S9, but S8. I'll change it in the first post...

And I don't know my opponent, so I don't know how he leads against slam.