http://www.bridgeweb...wd=1&club=hkcba
click scordcards board 24
you (and the poster) are West
bidding
1h...1s...3s(spl)...4s
x...p...4nt...p
5h(2kc)...p...6h...p
p...6s...x...all pass
Play
E lead Club ... W did not cover
dummy lead spade ... W play small S ... curtains 6sx =
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Lose big poll
#2
Posted 2018-September-10, 09:38
Sorry to be honest with my opinion here, Sakuragi, but trust your partner's bidding. He wouldn't put you in 6♥ without the ♦A would he? If your partner East has splintered, you know declarer has a 6 card ♠ suit. Yes, he could be missing the ♠Q but you have to trust that declarer makes the right guess. If North had four ♥s to the Q and a diamond void as well I think he would have passed 6♥ as opposed to bidding 6♠.
#3
Posted 2018-September-11, 01:14
Sorry, but anyone who leads a singleton in hopes of getting a ruff with a singleton trump almost deserves the result they got.
Nonetheless, West could defend better. First of all, the auction has East using a keycard ask and bidding 6 ♥. So there can be no more than 1 key card missing. It would be beyond belief that East would underlead an A in defending a slam contract. As Badger indicated he also knows that East can't have more than 1 ♠ because of the splinter. So the danger of ducking the ♠ lead from dummy are immense because the ♣ suit looks to be able to be setup to ditch any of Declrer's ♦ losers. So West has to rise with ♠ A and return a ♦ immediately.
First rule of IMPs - defeat the contract!!!
If I were East, I'd lead ♦ A at Trick 1.
Nonetheless, West could defend better. First of all, the auction has East using a keycard ask and bidding 6 ♥. So there can be no more than 1 key card missing. It would be beyond belief that East would underlead an A in defending a slam contract. As Badger indicated he also knows that East can't have more than 1 ♠ because of the splinter. So the danger of ducking the ♠ lead from dummy are immense because the ♣ suit looks to be able to be setup to ditch any of Declrer's ♦ losers. So West has to rise with ♠ A and return a ♦ immediately.
First rule of IMPs - defeat the contract!!!
If I were East, I'd lead ♦ A at Trick 1.
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