[MarkDean]

Scoring: MP

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1NT P 2D 2H (1NT = 15-17), 2D=transfer
3H 3S 4H 4S
5H AP

LHO is a bit of a wild bidder, but a solid player, RHO is a newer player (LHO's wife).

Partner leads the 3 of spades, 3/5
You play the ace, and LHO the ten. What now?

[han]

It is easy to see how a spade continuation can let it make (for example if partner has the heart queen and diamond king), but I don't see any reasonable holding where the club king will let it make.

[rogerclee]

han, on Sep 22 2008, 01:05 PM, said:

I don't see any reasonable holding where the club king will let it make.

I see a reasonable holding where the club king will let them make 6!

[han]

Please alert MPs!

[MarkDean]

It is MPs!
Also, please ignore the UI of the title of the thread.

[pclayton]

Pard has 5-7 points; probably closer to 5.

Some relevant constructions for pard:

♠K, ♦K We can survive the wrong shift or spade continuation.

♠K, ♣A. Very unlikely, but either black suit sinks this.

♣A and some bits and pieces. We need a club now.

The interesting one to me is the ♦K and bits and pieces (not the ♣J). The defense is forked at this point, although declarer might rise with the ♦A on a diamond shift for fear that we are 1-1 in the reds.

Overall a club looks the most promising.

[han]

I thought about it some more and I will play the queen of spades. I don't think it is likely that partner bid 3S red against white on a bunch of crap including Jxx of spades. So partner very likely has Kxx.

After I win the spade I will play the club king, we might beat it two tricks if partner has the king of diamonds and either the jack of clubs or three small ones.

[Echognome]

han, on Sep 22 2008, 12:58 PM, said:

I thought about it some more and I will play the queen of spades. I don't think it is likely that partner bid 3S red against white on a bunch of crap including Jxx of spades. So partner very likely has Kxx.

After I win the spade I will play the club king, we might beat it two tricks if partner has the king of diamonds and either the jack of clubs or three small ones.

It's also less likely that opener would push on freely to 5♥ with defensive spade values.

I was wondering whether I wanted to start initially with the ♠Q at trick 1 or whether I felt that was too dangerous. It's certainly too dangerous if partner has the ♣A, but I think the bidding makes that unlikely.