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Posted 2011-November-01, 12:09



Comments on the auction are welcome. (Should S bid 3, 3, or pass at his final turn?)

West leads the J, a presumed singleton.

Assuming you win the opening lead in hand, what do you play to trick 2? I can see a case for just about any card in your hand except the low spade.

How do you like your chances of making this contract?
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Posted 2011-November-01, 12:29

Why didn't partner double 3? Why didn't we double 3?

I don't like my chances at all. I might try a small heart towards the 8 in dummy or another diamond, but it doesn't look good at all.

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the 3.


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Posted 2011-November-01, 13:09

LHO probably has a singleton diamond and six clubs. With four spades he might have doubled 2 for takeout. Maybe he's 3316 with a couple of heart honors.

We don't have much hope but I'd try leading the T. West will probably duck and East might try to give West a diamond ruff with a natural trump trick - West did lead a stiff after all.

The auction is terrible. South should have doubled 2 and 3 for takeout, North should have doubled 3 for penalty (3 trump tricks and a misfit?!).
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Posted 2011-November-01, 13:36

I can understand not doubling 2 (although it is probably best to do so) but the subsequent failure of both partners to double 3 is very strange.

Not much chance of making 3. If we assume that LHO has a singleton diamond, then we should play a LOW diamond back at trick 2, intending to lead a third round towards a ruff in dummy if given the chance.

Another possibility is duck the first diamond completely. If you are given an entry to dummy, you can then lead a diamond towards the 10 in hand.
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Posted 2011-November-01, 14:04

Thanks for all the replies.

To be honest, balancing with a double didn't occur to me.

In assessing the hand after trick one (I was declarer), I figured I had 3 top trump losers, a long diamond loser (not enough trumps in dummy to ruff them all) and a spade loser. I can discard one of those on the A, but I have no entry to that card. I thus played a diamond at trick two, planning to eventually ruff a diamond as an entry to dummy for a discard.

As it turns out, this contract has no legitimate play against best defense. The defense was closer to worst; opening leader held Qxxx KQ J Kxxxxx. A spade opening lead will set the hand immediately. When I continued a high diamond at trick two, west ruffed and played a spade. I won and played a third diamond, ruffed with the K for another spade play. I won and played a fourth diamond, ruffed in dummy, and discarded my spade on the A.

I can now ruff a spade in hand and the last diamond in dummy.
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