[helene_t]

gnasher, on Mar 26 2010, 06:11 PM, said:

Platimum Pairs:  This is a normal contract, played from the normal side, probably with the normal lead.  ♦Q is more likely to be onside than not.  I cross to ♥Q, run the clubs, and take a diamond finesse.

At my club, this would still be a normal contract, probably played from the normal side (though the prevalence of Acol complicates things), probably with the normal lead.  Hence I'd do the same.

Not sure if this is played from the normal side. 1♦-2♣-2♠-2NT-3NT looks ok but some might open or rebid notrumps with the North hand, and some might bid hearts by South as a notrump probe.

Your club is probably stronger but at my club I can see some pairs ending up in a partscore or 5m. S doesn't have an easy rebid if North can't reverse and 1♦-2♣-2♦-3♣ is not forcing.

[pooltuna]

Bbradley62, on Mar 29 2010, 01:08 PM, said:

pooltuna, on Mar 26 2010, 01:43 PM, said:

T1 Q♥
T2 small ♣ to J
T3 A♥
T4 A♣ cashing the rest of the ♣s if suit breaks and top 2♦; if not...
T5 K♣
T6 T♦ followed by taking another ♦ finesse and taking as many ♦ as I can take

play this the same in both 1] and 2]

Having now read your line, which is better, after the ♣J I play the T of ♦ from dummy

Hoping to save KFay from having a stroke...

The 10♦ is in your hand, the J♣ is in dummy.

okay so lead a low ♦ to the T