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Posted 2015-June-15, 22:53


On the 3rd board of a 7-board sectional Swiss, in then top 3rd of the field (you probably won a couple of overtrick imps in the first two boards), partner aggressively puts you in 4.
How do you proceed on the K lead?

A couple of boards later, you need to find a lead after a spirited auction:

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Posted 2015-June-16, 01:34

I'm going to play hearts for 3-3 K onside, since the X might indicate trumps are splitting 4-1. I don't like cross-ruffing or trying to set up diamonds.

To do this, ruff the first club and then SQ. Say defense backs a club; win the CA (pitching a diamond!) and another spade up. If a club continuation forces dummy, finesse hearts with the HT and H3 and then win the trump race (SJ, run hearts). If a diamond puts you on the board, finesse a heart to hand, ruff a club, and finesse another heart to hand and win the trump race.

As for the lead, how about the club Q? Maybe you can figure out what to do next.
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Posted 2015-June-16, 10:41

Not time to think about the first hand, but on the second I like the A lead. I'm not sure if P's X shows a) a useful void or b) peevishness, but this gives me the chance to find out. He might also have a stiff H on the auction I think, so if he remembers to signal to that effect maybe I can give him a second round ruff, in which case the club Q might be the entry for a second undertrick.
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Posted 2015-June-16, 10:53

View PostJinksy, on 2015-June-16, 10:41, said:

He might also have a stiff H on the auction I think, so if he remembers to signal to that effect maybe I can give him a second round ruff, in which case the club Q might be the entry for a second undertrick.

Maybe I have misunderstood, but how is partner supposed to play his H in order to signal that it is stiff?
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Posted 2015-June-16, 22:39

View PostWellSpyder, on 2015-June-16, 10:53, said:

Maybe I have misunderstood, but how is partner supposed to play his H in order to signal that it is stiff?

Quickly :)
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Posted 2015-June-19, 12:22

View Postantonylee, on 2015-June-15, 22:53, said:


On the 3rd board of a 7-board sectional Swiss,
in then top 3rd of the field
(you probably won a couple of overtrick imps in the first two boards),
partner aggressively puts you in 4.
How do you proceed on the K lead?

A couple of boards later,
you need to find a lead after a spirited auction:
IMO:
  • As declarer in 4, play RHO for 4324 or similar shape.: Ruff lead. finesse, ruff, finesse. A (over-ruffing if necessary), A ruff. A. I you've survived so far, then you have 8 tricks (3 x s, 1 x , 1 x ruff, 1 x , 2 x ruff). Now ruff a with Q. hoping to make 2 more trump tricks. If you judge that LHO rather than RHO has the K, then you could play a similar line ruff-finessing LHO for K instead.
  • On lead against 5, = 10. = 8. A = 7. = 5.

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