[inquiry]

2N P 3C P
3D X 3N P
P 4D X  5C
X all pass

Opening lead ♠K

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[billw55]

None, you're funny

I voted one. Could happen.

[W Kovacs]

I voted 2, the AJ♣, but I think you are going to get a third club trick with the 7 the way things play out.

Not that that should be any consolation.

[bucky]

On perfect defense, declarer shouldn't score ♣J. N-S can make slam in clubs.

[W Kovacs]

I'm having trouble visualizing declarer only taking 1 trick. Care to elaborate?

In particular, to avoid declarer winning the A♦, south needs to ruff the first diamond lead. So south can only fire two clubs through declarer, forcing out the A♣ and killing the J♣. But North is going to get endplayed and have to lead away from his T64 into declarer's 752, giving declarer a second trick.

Unless I'm missing something.

[bucky]

W Kovacs, on Oct 1 2010, 04:11 PM, said:

I'm having trouble visualizing declarer only taking 1 trick.  Care to elaborate?

In particular, to avoid declarer winning the A♦, south needs to ruff the first diamond lead.  So south can only fire two clubs through declarer, forcing out the A♣ and killing the J♣.  But North is going to get endplayed and have to lead away from his T64 into declarer's 752, giving declarer a second trick. 

Unless I'm missing something.

Not too easy, but with right timing North can reduce trumps to avoid the endplay.

♠K, ♥A, ♥ to K, ♥J forces ♥Q, ruffed by North. Then ♠Q, South overtakes with ♠A, cash 2 more hearts, play last heart, ruffed by declarer and over-ruffed by North. At this point North has 3 trumps and two diamond left, declarer has 4 trumps and a diamond remaining, South has the original 3 trumps. Only then North plays diamond, ruffed by South. Now spade exit, ruffed, over-ruffed, then north play the last diamond, South ruffing with ♣Q, declarer's ♣J AND ♣7 go to bed.

[Fluffy]

bucky, on Oct 1 2010, 10:10 PM, said:

W Kovacs, on Oct 1 2010, 04:11 PM, said:

I'm having trouble visualizing declarer only taking 1 trick.  Care to elaborate?

In particular, to avoid declarer winning the A♦, south needs to ruff the first diamond lead.  So south can only fire two clubs through declarer, forcing out the A♣ and killing the J♣.  But North is going to get endplayed and have to lead away from his T64 into declarer's 752, giving declarer a second trick. 

Unless I'm missing something.

Not too easy, but with right timing North can reduce trumps to avoid the endplay.

♠K, ♥A, ♥ to K, ♥J forces ♥Q, ruffed by North. Then ♠Q, South overtakes with ♠A, cash 2 more hearts, play last heart, ruffed by declarer and over-ruffed by North. At this point North has 3 trumps and two diamond left, declarer has 4 trumps and a diamond remaining, South has the original 3 trumps. Only then North plays diamond, ruffed by South. Now spade exit, ruffed, over-ruffed, then north play the last diamond, South ruffing with ♣Q, declarer's ♣J AND ♣7 go to bed.

6th heart won't be ruffed but discard a diamond, you are out of timing now.

[bucky]

Fluffy, on Oct 1 2010, 06:06 PM, said:

6th heart won't be ruffed but discard a diamond, you are out of timing now.

If declarer pitches a diamond on 6th H, north also pitches. Then declarer has only trumps left. On the next trick, virtually any card from South hand would work, as long as north returns a diamond for south to ruff with ♣Q for uppercut. The trump spot cards 8 and 9 in south hand are useful after all!

[Fluffy]

mmm, right

[manudude03]

Probably a stupid question, but what happens if on the 6th heart, West ruffs with the ace and plays a small trump?

[Fluffy]

manudude03, on Oct 2 2010, 11:49 AM, said:

Probably a stupid question, but what happens if on the 6th heart, West ruffs with the ace and plays a small trump?

underruff is needed maybe

[pooltuna]

Pennsylvania Zero two thousand

and a stupid question! Why is 0 even an option?

[manudude03]

It's a RL hand, LHO is miffed and concedes or revokes? I have seen someone claim 0 tricks on BBO despite having the ace of trumps.

[PassedOut]

manudude03, on Oct 2 2010, 11:21 AM, said:

It's a RL hand, LHO is miffed and concedes or revokes? I have seen someone claim 0 tricks on BBO despite having the ace of trumps.

I had a partner on BBO who conceded down 11 in six notrump (it was cold) when a defender claimed. Partner (a good friend) assumed without looking closely that his opponent was conceding all of the tricks.