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#21 User is offline   xcurt 

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Posted 2008-July-08, 21:46

I have a lot of sympathy for the CA lead. Your opponents conducted a hopeless auction. They got you. Note that if partner is ruffing the diamond, he can do it just as well at trick 2. Well, not just as well since we might not get -2 now, but I'm not worrying about that.

If they had already bid like that before, that is a different situation. That's one thing to look for in long matches.

I think #2 and #3 (2C opening) were clear errors. #4 your partner had a 1-bid. #1 I have no idea. #6 you should have driven the hand to slam, but I wouldn't call it a clear error.
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Posted 2008-July-09, 02:17

xcurt, on Jul 9 2008, 04:46 AM, said:

I have a lot of sympathy for the CA lead.

Can you suggest a reasonable layout where a club lead is correct?
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Posted 2008-July-09, 10:48

gnasher, on Jul 9 2008, 03:17 AM, said:

xcurt, on Jul 9 2008, 04:46 AM, said:

I have a lot of sympathy for the CA lead.

Can you suggest a reasonable layout where a club lead is correct?

Well, it's betting partner has the CK.

This hand was analyzed well by previous posters. The OP said he was most unhappy with this action among the 6 hands presented. Although probably anti-percentage, the CA wasn't nullo.

By the way, who bids AKx instead of making a forcing raise with Axxxx? Were the opponents not playing forcing major suit raises, or is this a virulent local custom in Texas (this kind of fake 2/1 with another GOOD bid available was also common in SoCal back when I played there)?
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Posted 2008-July-09, 18:46

1. I double. I expect that we should set them, and we may have missed a making 4♠. If they make the cost from double versus not should be small and I expect more down 2+ than makes.

2. I bid 3♠. I pass 3NT. If partner bids 4♠ instead I'm not done just yet.

3. I bid 5♦. This should show shape and with 3 LTC hand and partner giving positive response I can stand to go higher. 6 or any strain but ♥ is fine with me.

4. I pass.

5. I lead a diamond.

6. I double. I move again over 4♠.
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Posted 2008-July-10, 00:33

Slight update: A friend pointed out that 5 Spades DOESN'T MAKE on a trump lead on the first one, so that one's mostly on our teammates.
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