Al_U_Card, on Oct 24 2005, 01:23 PM, said:
pclayton, on Oct 22 2005, 11:46 AM, said:
| Dealer: | East | | Vul: | Both | | Scoring: | MP | | | |
LHO leads the
♣2 (supposedly 4th best). No matter what you play from dummy, RHO plays the 9.
I think that the C2 is likely a true 4th best, so our friend has 0S, 4H, 5D and 4C. He has the J of H and the A of D to go with the C Q. Why not lead from the D or H suit? He heard that J empty leads against NT don't work and that a D lead wouldn't have enough entries in his hand to set up the suit so he tried a C by elimination.....
Very imaginific. And it would fit a weak opponent who has read some books.
IMHO, the 9
♣ looks like a singleton, and W has lead the 5th card of his suit.
I would play 10
♣, k
♣ and 9
♦for a finess of the
♦Q
PS: if E has the
♣Q (veeery unlikely) he should play it; and if he has 9-8 in
♣ he should play the 8. I am more and more convinced that the 2
♣ if a 5th card. Alternatively, W has a 1-4-4-4, and has led the promised 4th card. E does not know how to discard (maybe he is giving count). It does not change my play to the first 2 tricks