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Defend 3D

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Posted 2010-August-01, 23:53

You are West, and hold

72, AT32, KQ3, Q532

Opps are vul and RHO opens with 3D which gets passed out.

You decide to lead the ♠7 and see

Scoring: IMP

You lead ♠7. Contract 3♦


Declarer plays the ♠J from dummy, partner wins the ♠Q, declarer playing the ♠T. Partner shifts to the ♣J. Declarer wins the ♣K in hand and plays the ♥7.

How will you defend?

(As usual, Adv/+ please don't spoil it too early).
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Posted 2010-August-03, 03:05

Win the ♥A and play the second spade. I think our only hope is to play declarer for 2-1-7-3 distribution.

Partner's switch to clubs was correct because he did not know which of South or West held the ♣K.
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Posted 2010-August-03, 06:53

Agree. If south is trying to throw a club on a heart, I can't see how we can stop him. If he's trying to throw a spade on a heart, we can stop him.
Still decidedly intermediate - don't take my guesses as authoritative.

"gwnn" said:

rule number 1 in efficient forum reading:
hanp does not always mean literally what he writes.
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Posted 2010-August-03, 08:14

Correct. This is one of the many hands where just counting our and declarer's tricks leads you to the right defense.
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