[inquiry]

Both tables got to 6♦. The question is how do you play it at this table? (at the other table, ew did not bid).

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[Fluffy]

start with spade from dummy, I need this finese anyway, then lead ♦Q from hand.

[gszes]

We are not making this hand if trumps break 30, so
our LOP should be looking for the best way to cope
with 2/1 trump splits.

There is little problem if rho has 2 dia but there
can be a big problem if LHO started with Jx.
We need the spade finesse but there is
no hurry we can always return to dummy later
via the trump suit. There is ONE holding in
the trump suit that can scuttle our plans
(if we are not careful) and that is RHO
having the singleton dia A.

If we win trick 1 and immediately lead a low
dia we defang the singleton dia A because
when RHO wins the A if they return a heart
they can no longer set up LHO Jx via uppercut
because we can ruff with the Q and pull trumps
with the K.

After we pull trumps it is a small matter to
return to dummy via the dia K to take the
spade finesse and ruff the third round and cash
the top heart.

[JLOGIC]

 Fluffy, on 2012-March-03, 10:18, said:

start with spade from dummy, I need this finese anyway, then lead ♦Q from hand.

Some concern RHO has 6 hearts and stiff A of diamonds...however I think this is the best line and with 6 hearts often they show 1 suited hearts anyways. We may be denied 2 entries if LHO has AJx diamonds and we play a diamond up and they duck, win the next diamond, and return a diamond.

[y66]

I kibbed this one.

Spoiler

Declarer can place RHO with Kx(x) of spades, 5+ hearts and 4+ clubs. But I don't see why it makes sense to play LHO for all 3 diamonds which is what declarer needs to do to make this.