♠942
♥KQT96
♦J85
♣64
unfavorable, MPs
p-(p)-1♦*-(p)
1♥-(p)-p-(1N)
all pass
*Precision
you lead ♥K (power), dummy is
♠KT7
♥83
♦9764
♣KJ85
Partner plays ♥2 denying an honor and showing odd count, declarer ♥4. What's your next play?
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#2
Posted 2008-June-11, 10:33
Since RHO didn't dive in directly over 1♦, he should have some length.
Declarer appears to be ?34? or ?33?. Pard is ?33? or ?32?. If I had to guess, pard has a 4324 or a 3325.
A diamond is out. We'll lose a tempo and we have nothing to set up.
A spade might trap pard's AJ-small. A club looks totally safe and could lead to some profitable continuations.
Declarer appears to be ?34? or ?33?. Pard is ?33? or ?32?. If I had to guess, pard has a 4324 or a 3325.
A diamond is out. We'll lose a tempo and we have nothing to set up.
A spade might trap pard's AJ-small. A club looks totally safe and could lead to some profitable continuations.
"Phil" on BBO
#3
Posted 2008-June-11, 10:41
pclayton, on Jun 11 2008, 11:33 AM, said:
A spade might trap pard's AJ-small. A club looks totally safe and could lead to some profitable continuations.
I disagree that a club is safe. If declarer has to play clubs himself, he can probably only get three tricks out of them.
I lead a spade. That's dummy's side entry, and declarer had two chances to show a 4 card spade suit and didn't take either of them. I'd say the odds that partner has 4 spades is pretty good, and if we want to take a length trick in spades we've got to lead them now.
#4
Posted 2008-June-11, 11:51
jtfanclub, on Jun 11 2008, 08:41 AM, said:
pclayton, on Jun 11 2008, 11:33 AM, said:
A spade might trap pard's AJ-small. A club looks totally safe and could lead to some profitable continuations.
I disagree that a club is safe. If declarer has to play clubs himself, he can probably only get three tricks out of them.
I lead a spade. That's dummy's side entry, and declarer had two chances to show a 4 card spade suit and didn't take either of them. I'd say the odds that partner has 4 spades is pretty good, and if we want to take a length trick in spades we've got to lead them now.
What club holding are you concerned about in pard's / declarer's hand that will cost a trick by leading?
"Phil" on BBO
#5
Posted 2008-June-11, 13:14
pclayton, on Jun 11 2008, 12:51 PM, said:
What club holding are you concerned about in pard's / declarer's hand that will cost a trick by leading?
ATx with declarer, Q97x in partner's hand, for example.
They only have the entries to get three club tricks. If I lead a low club, partner's likely to insert the queen, and give them four club tricks. If if he doesn't, that's a free finesse for declarer when dummy has so few entries.
AT for declarer and Q97xx also makes life much easier for declarer.
#6
Posted 2008-June-17, 09:22
On this hand the majority in the poll (spade shift) got it right. Partner has AJ7x, (I think), and while a spade might "blow a trick" on honor position, it gains it back from promoting the 4th spade, holding the contract to 7 tricks. All other plays let it make 8 tricks, so it does not really blow a trick at all.
Partner was 4333. I shifted to a diamond.
Partner was 4333. I shifted to a diamond.
#7
Posted 2008-June-17, 10:37
Apollo81, on Jun 17 2008, 07:22 AM, said:
On this hand the majority in the poll (spade shift) got it right. Partner has AJ7x, (I think), and while a spade might "blow a trick" on honor position, it gains it back from promoting the 4th spade, holding the contract to 7 tricks. All other plays let it make 8 tricks, so it does not really blow a trick at all.
Partner was 4333. I shifted to a diamond.
Partner was 4333. I shifted to a diamond.
Two spade 7's?. No wonder I never get these hands right.
"Phil" on BBO
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