[karlson]

Scoring: IMP

1♠-2♦-2♠-2N
p-3N-ppp

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You lead a small spade and partner discourages. Declarer plays the ♦K and partner shows odd count. You're up.

[nige1]

karlson, on Sep 12 2008, 03:32 PM, said:

Dealer: West Vul: N/S Scoring: IMP

♠ A ♥ xxx ♦ KQJxxx ♣ Txx ♠ Q9xxx ♥ AJ8x ♦ A ♣ Kxx ♠   ♥   ♦   ♣   ♠   ♥   ♦   ♣

1♠-2♦-2♠-2N p-3N-ppp You lead a small spade and partner discourages. Declarer plays the ♦K and partner shows odd count. You're up.

• ♠Q works when declarer has say ♠ Kxx ♥ KT9 ♦ xxx ♣ AQx.
  
• ♥x works when declarer has say ♠ KJxx ♥ QT9 ♦ xxx ♣ AQx.
  
• ♣K works when declarer has say ♠ KJx ♥ KT9 ♦ xxx ♣ Axxx.

Perhaps partner would have done better to indicate suit pereference than count; but I guess to lead a ♥ which requires only one good card in partner's hand; whereas other leads need more and better cards. Also, I reckon that declarer is more likely to hold good ♣ than good ♥