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Lose big poll

Poll: Lose big (4 member(s) have cast votes)

how is W defense?

  1. poor (4 votes [100.00%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 100.00%

  2. tough defense (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  3. u are not the only one (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. i would let it thru too (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   sakuragi 

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Posted 2018-September-10, 07:25

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 =

:P :P
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#2 User is offline   The_Badger 

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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.
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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.
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