Posted 2013-July-30, 09:07
I'm not sure why the hand is posted (I am not criticizing, merely confessing my uncertainty). However, there are some useful points here.
1. N can and should continue with the club 10 at trick 2 to make sure S knows that the clubs don't need leading through. This will help S make a better decision when in with the diamond K, tho N won't foresee the exact details. Compare this to KQJ9...now S has to at some point lead that 3rd club, but N can see that he'd far rather get spades led on the actual hand.
2. S has a bit of a guess when in with the diamond K, precisely because he doesn't know that N's clubs are solid. However, there cannot be any rush to lead clubs, since S has diamonds controlled and the A of hearts, plus the spade Q. I'd suggest a spade switch here, but that would be a heck of a lot easier had N played the club 10 at trick 2.
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