[gwnn]

A98
-
AKT4
AQJ942

KJ763
876
J63
85

west was dealer and it went:

1♥-2♣-2♥-2♠
3♥-4♥-p-4♠
p-5♠-p-p
p.

west leads the ♥Ace! what do you do? feel free to comment on our bidding too!

[655321]

I would just play AK of Spades, then take the club finesse. If that wins, ♣A, and if the K is still out, ♣ ruff.

This seems to need the ♣K to be with the opening bidder, and also needs the second round of clubs to live so that we have time to pitch a heart on the clubs. If clubs behave, we are cold whenever spades are 3-2, and might well make when East has 4 spades.

If the ♠Q is doubleton we still need the ♣K onside.

[pooltuna]

655321, on Nov 23 2009, 10:26 PM, said:

I would just play AK of Spades, then take the club finesse.  If that wins, ♣A, and if the K is still out, ♣ ruff.

This seems to need the ♣K to be with the opening bidder, and also needs the second round of clubs to live so that we have time to pitch a heart on the clubs.  If clubs behave, we are cold whenever spades are 3-2, and might well make when East has 4 spades. 

If the ♠Q is doubleton we still need the ♣K onside.

hmmm ...must be like me stifling the urge to be insulting


EDIT: when I first looked at this all I saw were just a series of dots anyone else ever notice a post like that ?

[655321]

pooltuna, on Nov 23 2009, 10:36 PM, said:

hmmm ...must be like me stifling the urge to be insulting 

Sorry, I don't understand this sentence.

[pooltuna]

655321, on Nov 23 2009, 10:41 PM, said:

pooltuna, on Nov 23 2009, 10:36 PM, said:

hmmm ...must be like me stifling the urge to be insulting 

Sorry, I don't understand this sentence.

see the editing

[655321]

pooltuna, on Nov 23 2009, 10:36 PM, said:

EDIT: when I first looked at this all I saw were just a series of dots anyone else ever notice a post like that ?

Ah.

When I first posted my answer I forgot for a moment that the contract was 5♠ instead of 4♠, so I included a line saying that we still make when spades are 4-1 offside. When I remembered the contract was 5♠ I realised that sentence was nonsense, so I replaced my post with "..." while I was editing it.

The forum software does not let you make a completely blank post, so I think the dots are a fairly common way of removing a nonsense post while you are editing it, at least I have seen the same thing before.