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Posted 2009-February-24, 23:05
In 2nd seat you hold the West hand and hear the following auction to 4♥, having made a double on your second bid.
What's your plan for the defense?
What's your plan for the defense?
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Posted 2009-February-24, 23:19
If partner does not have the spade King, we probably better cash out here. If partner does have the spade King, then Declarer has at most 13 HCP, which likely include the heart Ace-King.
If I place partner with the club Queen for some reason and attack clubs on that long shot, then I force one club ruff in dummy. Then, Declarer might fall apart. So, at IMP scoring I might switch to a club. Playing Declarer for something like ♠xx ♥AKxxx ♦QJx ♣Jxx and maybe a mistake?
I just don't know at MP, though, that this makes sense.
If I place partner with the club Queen for some reason and attack clubs on that long shot, then I force one club ruff in dummy. Then, Declarer might fall apart. So, at IMP scoring I might switch to a club. Playing Declarer for something like ♠xx ♥AKxxx ♦QJx ♣Jxx and maybe a mistake?
I just don't know at MP, though, that this makes sense.
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Posted 2009-February-24, 23:51
Agree with ken's analysis althou I disagree we need partner to hold ♣Q, we can just play a low club and declarer is not likelly letting this run to hand.
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Posted 2009-February-25, 06:01
♦K and another ♦. I don't see how we're defeating this contract unless my partner has a trick in hearts and spades to go with my two diamonds, and then where is declarer's opening?.
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
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Posted 2009-February-25, 07:50
Suppose the defense continues by switching to a low club. Declarer ruffs and leads a diamond to his Q and your K.
T1: ♦A, x, 7, x (udca)
T2:♣x,♥x,♣x,♣x
T3: ♦8, x, Q, K
Now what?
T1: ♦A, x, 7, x (udca)
T2:♣x,♥x,♣x,♣x
T3: ♦8, x, Q, K
Now what?
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