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Posted 2012-November-29, 03:02

K9xx
xx
Axx
AK8x

opp

Q7xx
Qx
J7xx
Txx

The spots are correct (for the sake of this thread). Your LHO opened 2H and it went (???)

2H-x-p-2S
p-3H-p-3NT
all pass

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Posted 2012-November-29, 03:55

The field will score -140 when the opponents are in a heart contract. That is the score I want to beat.

Unless, the opponents are still confused about the heart situation, I will lose 5 heart tricks and the ♠A. If I can limit my losers to that, I will have -100 (assuming I am not vul). I will play LHO for ♠Ax and play a spade towards the king. That way, I might get 3 spades, my ♥Q, ♦A and ♣AK. If it works, partner can go back to the bar to buy me another one.

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Posted 2012-November-29, 04:01

Do we know anything about oppo's system? For example, are they playing constructive weak 2s (maybe with weaker ones going via a multi 2♦)? If not, LHO seems unlikely to have ♠A alongside the presumed ♥AK, so perhaps I should cross to dummy with a ♣ and play RHO for ♠Ax instead.
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Posted 2012-November-29, 04:02

If LHO had Ax/AKTxxx/xxx/xx, would they open 2♥? I followed the same resoning as Rik but came to the opposite conclusion, crossing to ♣K and playing a spade to hand on the basis that LHO cannot hold the ♠A.
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Posted 2012-November-29, 05:20

Extra info, as requested:

Opps are sound but they only have one weak 2 available. They will not open 2H with Ax AKxxxx xxx xx.
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Posted 2012-December-03, 05:57

If I am vulnerable, lay the hand down and claim 4 tricks, then spend the 5 minutes at the bar.

If I am not vulnerable, do as most seem to, hope RHO has A doubleton spade. Cross to a club, lead to ♠Q then duck a spade.
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Posted 2012-December-03, 06:05

I played a heart back, what do you think of that? They did indeed let go of spades but I mangled up my communications and went down 4 anyway :)
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