[Chamaco]

Scoring: MP

Contract = 3NT by South, unrevealing auction (no suit was mentioned).
Lead = 2♦ = Attitude lead, does not say anything of count

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I put the T of ♦ from dummy and RHO covers with the Q.

I cannot draw too many deep inferences from the lead because opps are in the beginner range.

What is the best plan ?

[Flame]

Id hold off the diamond for one round, take the diamond cont' , play AK club to see how our "sure" tricks" are doing, let say no Jxxx offside was found, Il play heart to the Q, if it wins i play spade to the K, if it wins, club to dummy and another spade, if the K of spade is lost to the A , ill have to count on 4-4 diamond and the heart finnese (J heart with RHO)
If the Q of heart lose to the A, i will still have chances like AJx with RHO and A spade with him or 4-4 diamond.
In short heart to the Q.

[Chamaco]

Flame, on Jan 14 2005, 03:43 PM, said:

Id hold off the diamond for one round, take the diamond cont' , play AK club to see how our "sure" tricks" are doing, let say no Jxxx offside was found,

I played the same, Jxxx, was offside

My question to this topic was exactly that one, if I had been correct to play off AK of C.

Now for the second problem:

How do you handle the ♥ combination for min no. of losers, knowing that:

1- the only side entry in dummy ( club Q) will free the club J trick for east ?
2- clubs were split 1-4 offside ?

basically it boils down to how to play
Q854
KT7

when you are forced to play from hand and should use the side dummy entry only for cashing the final tricks (otherwise u risk freeing the club Jack)

[flytoox]

Chamaco, on Jan 14 2005, 03:49 PM, said:

basically it boils down to how to play
Q854
KT7

when you are forced to play from hand and should use the side dummy entry only for cashing the final tricks (otherwise u risk freeing the club Jack)[/color]

I think it is right to play RHO for Jx.