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You receive a ♣2 lead and remain wondering how to explain your partner that 3♣ shows extras. Out of the trance you play a small club from dummy and take RHO's 10 with your Jack. So far so good... How shall you continue?
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Posted 2011-May-24, 19:02
You receive a ♣2 lead and remain wondering how to explain your partner that 3♣ shows extras. Out of the trance you play a small club from dummy and take RHO's 10 with your Jack. So far so good... How shall you continue?
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:
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Posted 2011-May-24, 20:22
I don't read anything into the lead except a good chance that clubs are 4-3, hence a slightly diminished chance of very bad breaks elsewhere.
Crossruff will require things to go well. We'd play to score 2 spade ruffs and 1 club ruff in hand, so roughly LHO must have 4 clubs and nothing too destructive in terms of short spades or the diamond 9. Roughly 50% for the clubs, 70% for the ruffing the 3rd spade, so about 35%.
Finessing the red suits is probably better. Suppose ♦ to the 10, and eventually ♥ to the Q and ruff a small ♥. To a first approximation this succeeds if ♥Kx(x) is onside, or if ♦K(x) is onside. If the ♥ chance is 25% and the trump chance is independently 30%, that adds to 47%.
I don't see any appealing line involving establishing spades.
Crossruff will require things to go well. We'd play to score 2 spade ruffs and 1 club ruff in hand, so roughly LHO must have 4 clubs and nothing too destructive in terms of short spades or the diamond 9. Roughly 50% for the clubs, 70% for the ruffing the 3rd spade, so about 35%.
Finessing the red suits is probably better. Suppose ♦ to the 10, and eventually ♥ to the Q and ruff a small ♥. To a first approximation this succeeds if ♥Kx(x) is onside, or if ♦K(x) is onside. If the ♥ chance is 25% and the trump chance is independently 30%, that adds to 47%.
I don't see any appealing line involving establishing spades.
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Posted 2011-May-25, 02:52
I'd follow up with club up, heart finesse.
- If it holds, ruff a heart, take a spade discard on top club, spade back, ruff heart, ace of trumps, spade ruffed and diamond jack.
- If it doesn't, ruff a heart at some stage and play for ♦Kx with LHO.
- If it holds, ruff a heart, take a spade discard on top club, spade back, ruff heart, ace of trumps, spade ruffed and diamond jack.
- If it doesn't, ruff a heart at some stage and play for ♦Kx with LHO.
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Posted 2011-May-25, 09:36
whereagles, on 2011-May-25, 02:52, said:
I'd follow up with club up, heart finesse.
- If it holds, ruff a heart, take a spade discard on top club, spade back, ruff heart, ace of trumps, spade ruffed and diamond jack.
- If it doesn't, ruff a heart at some stage and play for ♦Kx with LHO.
- If it holds, ruff a heart, take a spade discard on top club, spade back, ruff heart, ace of trumps, spade ruffed and diamond jack.
- If it doesn't, ruff a heart at some stage and play for ♦Kx with LHO.
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Posted 2011-May-25, 12:17
I finesse both red suit and if one of them fails, several good things need to happen
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A partner can convince me to play nearly anything, but if partner breaks agreements, then you will fairly fast reach the point, that I wont be interested in playing any longer. Stick to your agreements.
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Posted 2011-May-25, 13:11
The diamond K is onside doubleton or singleton, or lefty has no diamonds at all. Does that change anything about how to proceed?
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Posted 2011-May-25, 19:42
Can across ruff?
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My guess:
♣JAK discarding a ♠, ♠A, ♥A, ruff a heart, ruff a ♠, ruff a ♥, ruff a ♣, ruff a ♥, ruff a ♠... hoping to emerge with 1♠, 1♥, 3♣, and 7 trumps.
Then congratulate partner on his excellent bidding judgement