[DWM]

Only bid was 2NT by south.

Playing 2nds and 4ths P leads 2♠

Scoring: MP

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Dummy plays the 9

Which card do you play?

If you win with the Ace which card do you return?

[skjaeran]

I'd play the jack, not the ace. We stand a better chance to pick up declarer's spades this way, when I win the 2nd round of the suit and play the 7 through.

Having won the ace I'd return the seven, contrary to what's standard here. I hope partner will recognize this. Leading the jack might make it impossible for partner to return a spade without giving up a trick.

[Echognome]

skaeran, on May 1 2007, 06:40 AM, said:

I'd play the jack, not the ace. We stand a better chance to pick up declarer's spades this way, when I win the 2nd round of the suit and play the 7 through.

Having won the ace I'd return the seven, contrary to what's standard here. I hope partner will recognize this. Leading the jack might make it impossible for partner to return a spade without giving up a trick.

And what do you say when partner has lead from KT82?

[jdonn]

I win the ace and return the jack. If you play the jack, first of all you lose if partner had KT82 or KT62, you give up a trick you never had to. Likewise in those cases for returning low instead of the jack, and that also loses to Q8x2. Also even if you play the jack and it knocks out declarer's whatever, if partner gets on lead next he won't think you have the ace and may make a disasterous switch.