[nige1]

Scoring: IMP

Bournemouth Teams Qualifier Board 22
-- (1♣) _P (_P)
1♠ (_P) 2♣ (_P)
3N all pass
Against your 3N, LHO leads ♣7.
Dummy's ♣T wins while RHO chucks ♦2
Plan the play.

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[Mosene]

I would try to run spades until LHO is out and then probably lead a diamond - hoping to endplay LHO (and hoping the diamond suit is blocked). That might change depending on how the spades are distributed.

[nige1]

nige1, on Oct 23 2008, 08:38 AM, said:

Scoring: IMP

Bournemouth Teams Qualifier Board 22
-- (1♣) _P (_P)
1♠ (_P) 2♣ (_P)
3N all pass
Against your 3N, LHO leads ♣7.
Dummy's ♣T wins while RHO chucks ♦2
Plan the play.

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This deal was intended to be another illustration of a useful maxim. While planning the play, it often pays to run your long suit. A defender may make a mistake. Surprisingly often, he has no recourse but must fatally weaken his hand in some subtle way. This deal is a case in point. Four rounds of ♠ wring three discards from LHO's, who was dealt
♠ x ♥ Kxx ♦ AKQ ♣ K987xx

Now you can succeed provided that you infer LHO's predicament.

• If LHO throws ♣s then ♣A and another endplay him.
  
• If LHO discards a ♥ then ♥A and another endplay him.