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#1 User is offline   chalks 

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Posted 2012-March-12, 10:27

Ran into this hand at a tournament on Saturday, I was south.

West eventually was forced to lead hearts, allowing me to run my remaining clubs. 3nt down 3 for a top board.

Should west have bid 2nt?
If west takes the first diamond trick, does he do better?

Also, it was tremendously fun to play this hand. :D edit: for two of us, anyways.
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Posted 2012-March-12, 10:34

Life is tough sometimes.

West's bidding is perfectly normal. His duck of the opening lead, however, was not well reasoned.
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Posted 2012-March-12, 10:39

Ducking the diamond is a very poor play. The club shift was nice but not particularly difficult. If declarer wins the diamond and plays a heart, nine tricks look likely here.

Hands with 26 opposite zero play considerably different than 13 opposite 13.
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Posted 2012-March-12, 11:32

View Postchalks, on 2012-March-12, 10:27, said:

Should west have bid 2nt?
Also, it was tremendously fun to play this hand. :D edit: for two of us, anyways.

Another advantage of 2H! = immediate negative.
Then Opener would know of : no A or K or 2Q's and rebid 2NT which can be passed.

However, if partner's "bust" hand were ( w/ 4 cards ♠ ):
10 x x x
x x x
x x x
x x x

... you would have a chance for 9 tricks
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Posted 2012-March-12, 13:27

Declarer must have missed the ♦9 in dummy or they would never have ducked at trick 1. Well, that and the fear of a club switch.

I would always get to 3NT here.

Cute end-play in there after the lead of the ♦ 8.
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Posted 2012-March-12, 15:28

Declarer should see the danger of ducking from a mile away. If the first diamond is taken then it can be made, pretty cute hand. Declarer plays 2 rounds of hearts (assume ducked or else it's easy double dummy). Then 2 rounds of spades and then a third heart. South can cash the fourth heart (throw a diamond) and then must play a club. Declarer naturally guesses it right. Wins the second club (if a spade comes instead, win it and cash the club) and then you can endplay North.
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Posted 2012-March-13, 21:17

The bidding is fine. The hand is just the victim of common ordinary bad play. As others note, ducking the J♦lead is a fatal mistake. Win it, play a couple of hearts and declarer will very likely end up with 9 tricks.
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Posted 2012-March-14, 14:51

I don't understand the duck, you just got your 8th trick on a plate (♦9) and you'll have to make a good decision in ♣ or a 3-3 ♠ split for your 9th trick.
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