[gnasher]

This is probably too easy, but:

Scoring: IMP

1♦ 1♥ dbl 2♦
3♦ all pass

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2♦ showed a good raise.
West leads a lowish spade (2nd from xxx(x) /4th from an honour) to the nine and ten.
You play a top diamond to the 10 and East's Ace.
The defence play three rounds of hearts without setting up a winner, East apparently having AJx.
When you cash another diamond, West throws a heart.
What now?

[wclass___]

♠ to dummy and spade Q.. probably i cash ♣A before that.. or maybe not

[rogerclee]

Looks like RHO is probably 2353 (giving LHO is 5512), though this line will make on any possible remaining distribution.

Cash the ♣A, overtake the ♠K, and play the ♠Q. If RHO ruffs, overruff, and elope my low diamond.

If RHO doesn't ruff, pitch my club and play another spade; if RHO follows again (or pitches again), I ruff low and claim, and if he ruffs, that means he has another club, so I also claim.

In my opinion you could reuse this hand as a defensive problem for east. It seems he defended incorrectly at the table.

[FrancesHinden]

gnasher, on May 28 2009, 02:26 PM, said:

The defence play three rounds of hearts without setting up a winner, East apparently having AJx.

East had Axx at our table.
Not that that probably makes much difference.

[kgr]

rogerclee, on May 28 2009, 09:12 PM, said:

Looks like RHO is probably 2353 (giving LHO is 5512), though this line will make on any possible remaining distribution.

Cash the ♣A, overtake the ♠K, and play the ♠Q.
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If RHO doesn't ruff, pitch my club and play another spade; if RHO follows again (or pitches again), I ruff low and claim,
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      3=v=v=Kxx
8=x=v=xx       v=v=T97=x
      v=v=J84=x
I you play a ♠, RHO discards his ♣ and you ruff, then you still have to loose 2 tricks?
shouldn't you play a ♣ and underuff next trick if RHO ruffs with a high ♦?