[rduran1216]

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Playing with an old timer partner, 2D is purely waiting and 2C is strong. Absent an agreement what do you bid this time around?

You end up in 6S and East leads a small diamond, how do you proceed?

[CSGibson]

rduran1216, on 2010-October-22, 19:29, said:

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Playing with an old timer partner, 2D is purely waiting and 2C is strong. Absent an agreement what do you bid this time around?

You end up in 6S and East leads a small diamond, how do you proceed?

I cue-bid 4♣, and then 4♥, since 3♠ set trump. Playing, I would play off the AK of spades, and if the Q didn't drop, the J. I'd win the return in hand, whatever it is, then I'd play AK and a small heart, trying to drop QJx for a club pitch. Finally, I'd run spades playing for a heart/club squeeze (automatic if a diamond was returned, against LHO if a club was returned).

[mike777]

hate 3s.....



now i guess 4c forced

[Free]

Agree with CSGibson

[Fluffy]

CSGibson said it all, except that 3♠ is an overbid, at least if it sets trumps and forces partner to cue, if you happen to play 2♠ non forcing or something then you have a system problem.

[karlson]

Obviously 4♣ over 3♠.

This will sound stupid, but I would for sure run trump before ruffing the heart. Assuming the auction wasn't too revealing, these hands can be brutal to defend even for good players if they are not confident in each other's carding.

[gnasher]

CSGibson, on 2010-October-22, 21:16, said:

Playing, I would play off the AK of spades, and if the Q didn't drop, the J. I'd win the return in hand, whatever it is, then I'd play AK and a small heart, trying to drop QJx for a club pitch. Finally, I'd run spades playing for a heart/club squeeze (automatic if a diamond was returned, against LHO if a club was returned).

If they do return a club, an alternative is to win in hand and play for a trump squeeze, which operates against either opponent:

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