Posted 2016-March-10, 14:08
I do not agree with west's bidding. Double and bid is all well and good, but at the 5 level when partner likely has a yarb? And with decent prospects defending 4♠ on top of it.
If I draw trump now and they are 3-1, they could hold up the ♦A twice, and then I also lose two hearts. Or if I go after a heart ruff, they might be able to ruff a diamond. Considering they bid 4♠ on 19 points, the diamond stiff seems likely, but in that case both lines fail anyway.
So I think I will play another trump, and then a heart whether they break or not. Works when 2-2, or when the ♦A is stiff or dub, or when they fail to hold up twice, or when the player with the ♥A also has a stiff trump. (This last is a good chance considering south's bidding.)
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-gwnn