[kgr]

Scoring: MP

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Bidding:
1♥-2♣!
2♦!!-(DBL)-3♥!!!
3♠-4NT
5♥-6♥
 
2♣=GF with ♣ or limit+ with 3c♥
2♦=less then 15 and no 6c♥
DBL=something in ♦
3♥=slem interest with 3c♥
3♠=control ♠
4NT=RKC for ♥
 
LHO leads ♣6. How do you play? (If you play ♣A then ♣4 will not show up...LHO started from ♣6 or ♣64 ...It is not impossible that he found a lead from ♣Q also).
How do you play 6♥?

[quiddity]

The lead looks like a singleton to me. The first line that comes to mind is to try and strip East of diamonds before giving him the club trick: Win the CA, DA, D-ruff, H-finesse, draw trumps, SK, then lead clubs to East and hope he doesn't have any diamonds left.

[wclass___]

♣6 must be singleton, else this is not a problem...

Draw trumps; ♠K; ♣T (ducked); play last 2 trumps discarding ♠&♦

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East has ♣Qx and 3 more cards. West should have 3♠2♦ or 2♠3♦

If east has 2♠1♦ you can make this by cashing ♦A;♣
If east has 2♦1♠ then cash both aces in dummy and endplay west with ♠

So.. read opponent cards to get the ending right.

[quiddity]

wclass___, on Jul 22 2009, 07:29 AM, said:

East has ♣Qx and 3 more cards. West should have 3♠2♦ or 2♠3♦

Nice! I particularly like the position:

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South leads a club to the ace. If West throws a spade, he gets thrown in with ace and another spade. If he throws a diamond, East gets thrown in after SA and a club.

[kgr]

Thanks for the answers
West had:
♠Qxxx
♥Kxx
♦KJTx
♣64
I started with ♥ finesse and did go -1.
I wondered if it was best to start with ♥ finesse or start on cross ruff. (West's ♦s were not very good for his DBL).