[sceptic]

Scoring: IMP

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West North East South

 -     Pass  1♠    Pass
 4♦    Pass  4♥    Pass
 6♠    Dbl   Pass  Pass
 Pass  

Hi can someone comment on my play please, particular attention to my handling of the club suit please.

http://online.bridgebase.com/myhands/hands...sername=sceptic

NO 16 on the sheet (I am not sure if that changes as more play it)

[badderzboy]

Hi Wayne,

Line works but there is a simpler one (as long as spades not 4-0)!

We need 12 tricks we can get 5 spade tricks 4 Heart tricks 2 Diamond tricks and a club trick.

Play A♣ as you did draw trumps in 3 rounds.
Play Q ♦ and if they don't take A run ♥s crossing to East to throw ♣s. Play K then J Diamonds and after they take A ruff a club.

No need to play Clubs at all

Steve

[Walddk]

Count your tricks. Provided that spades don't break 4-0 (in which case you will lose a diamond and a spade trick), you can count the following:

5 spade tricks.
4 heart tricks.
2 diamond tricks (when ♦A is knocked out).
1 club trick.

That adds up to 12. To play on clubs is an illusion, but well done to bid to the very good spade slam that has a roughly 90% chance of succeeding.

Roland

[daswallow]

As others have said, there are 12 tricks after knocking out ♦A.
I'm not too keen on the auction, west doesn't need to splinter (he is too good). I prefer a forcing heart raise or even jump shift then support spades.
Why did North x? Was it lead directional (for a club)?

[kgr]

If South would have ♣K then your line looses ♣K and ♦A and you go -1.
And you have only one looser (♦A) so 6♠ should always make.

[helene_t]

daswallow, on Jul 6 2005, 11:24 AM, said:

I'm not too keen on the auction, west doesn't need to splinter (he is too good).  I prefer a forcing heart raise or even jump shift then support spades.

I agree. But if West splinters with this hand and then hears a positive 4♥ from partner, he should look for grand slam.

[TheoKole]

A well played hand by you,

West however, made a serious mistake covering the second club with the J ♣instead of the 7 ♣ (I assume he panicked after seeing dummy and did not see the spot cards played on the first trick), if he covers with the 7 ♣ then you don't have enough trumps after drawing out the opponents trumps to set up the club suit, (I assume that if he didn't cover high, that you would have just given up a diamond to set up your hand)

Once he does cover high and you trump, you have a second decision to make, do you try to set up the club suit for an overtrick or go for the sure thing by giving up a diamond, (if you're wrong, you go down because if South wins the King ♣, he will surely return a ♦ - and if you trump and North has the King ♣
then you must lose the A ♦ and the King ♣ (play it out))

I assume that you would have discarded anyway by analizing the lead, but honestly, at the table were you THAT certain with a diamond loser staring you in the face.

In any case, West should not have covered the Q ♣, which would leave you a chance to go wrong.

Well analized and played by you and maybe a little bit lucky.

I don't think I would have the guts to go for the overtrick, and probably gone for the sure thing, there's something about making doubled slams that just brightens my day.

Cheers

[Fluffy]

Lol wayne, this is funny, there are 2 ways to think about this deal:

-You just have 12 trticks and you are playing a doubled slam contract, lets make.

-Opponent have insulted you doubling, you must inflict the most pain on him for his offence.

I must say I wouldn't have your guts and just claim 12 tricks after first trump trick.

But of course given the initial double and the ♣J mistake, it doesn't look dangerous to try and tease the oppoennt a bit more .

[Flame]

Your line had one problem, you could go down in a lay down doubled contract.
The first club ruff had no risk, the second club play (the Q) was risky, if it hasent been covered you had to ruff it, then when u play diamond they might collect A of diamond and K of club.