[mikeh]

gnasher, on 2012-January-12, 17:34, said:

I don't think it's that that hard to find. The bidding and lead make it obvious that LHO is 4603 or conceivably 4702. It's also obvious that the right line is to score as many trumps as we can, so a club ruff at trick two is clear. Having done that, what can you possibly do except lead a low spade, perhaps after cashing a top trump?

Andy beat me to an almost identical tho more verbose (why is no-one surprised) post. I would expect any good player to make this easily. We start by assuming that we can't let E on play....so W has to hold the spade cards...then it's trivial.

[Statto]

East could possibly be 3244 with West 4513, though the distribution does seem to be fairly marked.

MrAce, on 2012-January-12, 17:50, said:

Seems very tuff to get it right but i think east may help declarer with his discard on 2nd ♥.

You don't want to play a 2nd round of ♥. After ♣A, ♣ ruff, ♥A, next I think small ♠ to the Jack is best.

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I admit i maybe influenced by knowing 4 hands but a focused declarer wld get it right imo

I admit to being influenced by playing it through a DD Solver

It would make an interesting play problem...

[MrAce]

Statto, on 2012-January-12, 19:11, said:

You don't want to play a 2nd round of ♥. After ♣A, ♣ ruff, ♥A, next I think small ♠ to the Jack is best.

Tell me what difference does it make and i will say uncle. I play A of ♥ and then J of ♥, your turn..It is same bro

See Andy and Mikeh's post. I was being moderate about thinking that most wld not but a good declarer shd get it right. They think it is very easy for good players and i wldnt be surprised to see this is a true statement.

[Statto]

MrAce, on 2012-January-12, 20:01, said:

Tell me what difference does it make and i will say uncle. I play A of ♥ and then J of ♥, your turn..It is same bro

Swap ♣K and ♣Q between the hands (we're told 1♦ only promised 10hcp), and ♠ at trick 4 still works whereas ♥ gives defenders a chance. (Or maybe West sheds ♣K when you ruff the ♣, tho this probably gives the game away anyway.)

[Statto]

Statto, on 2012-January-12, 21:31, said:

(we're told 1♦ only promised 10hcp)

Sorry, that's irrelevant, East gains a hcp from the K/Q swap

[MrAce]

Statto, on 2012-January-12, 21:37, said:

Sorry, that's irrelevant, East gains a hcp from the K/Q swap

Also there are other things that doesnt add up. Such as leading small ♣ from KQx A good declarer can read the shapes from bidding easily.

[JLOGIC]

gnasher, on 2012-January-12, 15:33, said:

So Justin did well, conceding only 360 when the rest of us lost 670.

So clutch

[cloa513]

ArtK78, on 2012-January-12, 16:58, said:

From OP:

Note: The opening bid by East may be made on as few as 10HCP at this vulnerability.

So this should not be a surprise.

But that hand is too bad- 10HCP should be with minors ♣Kxxx ♦AKxxx or with a four card major and hand quality as given with honours in diamonds and the 4 card Major. The given hand is either open weak 2♦ or even more aggressively 3♦ or pass.

[Zelandakh]

I can't see anything wrong with opening the East hand - for me it is normal - but suspect a 1♠ rebid is more judicious. I am surprised there were not more doubled heart contracts on this board (only 2♥X twice, 3♥X 5 times and 4♥X once).

[Statto]

MrAce, on 2012-January-13, 00:43, said:

Also there are other things that doesnt add up. Such as leading small ♣ from KQx A good declarer can read the shapes from bidding easily.

I meant if West has ♣Q10x and East ♣K9xx, but everything else is as it is. Then the bidding and lead are all consistent, but a ♠ is required at trick 4, ♥J won't do.

[MrAce]

Statto, on 2012-January-13, 08:03, said:

I meant if West has ♣Q10x and East ♣K9xx, but everything else is as it is. Then the bidding and lead are all consistent, but a ♠ is required at trick 4, ♥J won't do.

Oh i now see what u mean, i thought u said if West had KQx ♣, my bad sorry

♥J also wont do at trick 4 when west has KTx as it is in original deal, u dont need to swap anything. He simply unblocks ♣K on 2nd ♣ when declarer ruffed.

[whereagles]

What's up with bashing pard's opening? Give him the club J and it would still be the same.

If you never dbl and see it make, you're not dbling enough.