[Phil]

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The bidding is wrong but I didn't feel like changing it. LHO opened 1♠ - 2♥ - 2♠ - 2N - 3N

1. You lead the beer, J, 2 from pard, x
2. Declarer leads the ♣5, 2 (udca), J, ? (do you win - if so, then what?)

[mtvesuvius]

1. 1♠
2. 3♥, but I open aggressively in 1/2nd
3. 3N
4. I win and play another diamond.

[nigel_k]

1. 1♠ always.
2. 3♣, with any less (e.g. no ♣10) I would bid 3♥.
3. 3NT
4. It looks like declarer needs a club for his ninth trick so must have running spades and mediocre hearts, e.g. Qxx Kxxxx Ax QJx. So win ♣A and continue diamonds.

[Bbradley62]

What Nigel said.

[rhm]

nigel_k, on 2011-February-10, 23:39, said:

4. It looks like declarer needs a club for his ninth trick so must have running spades and mediocre hearts, e.g. Qxx Kxxxx Ax QJx. So win ♣A and continue diamonds.

Would declarer bid 2NT over 2♠, holding ♠Q96 or better and Ax in ♦?
Possibly but most would agree ♠ at this point.

Anyway I do not see how this will beat the contract. After a ♦ continuation declarer will run ♠. Even if declarer continues with another ♣, you will have to discard very well not to give him a heart at the end.
Also for this defense to work partner would need at least AQTx in ♥, because otherwise declarer would have played on ♥ for his ninth trick.

I think declarer is more likely to hold something like ♠x,♥KT97x,♦Ax,♣QJTxx.
The fact that declarer did not play on ♥ seems to indicate that he has a real ♣ suit and needs a source of tricks.

Duck the ♣, win the next one and switch to ♠. This plays havoc to declarer's communication

Rainer Herrmann

[Fluffy]

we can bid 3♦ instead of 3NT to give partner all the blame in the post mortem

[Phil]

rhm, on 2011-February-11, 05:58, said:

Would declarer bid 2NT over 2♠, holding ♠Q96 or better and Ax in ♦?
Possibly but most would agree ♠ at this point.

Anyway I do not see how this will beat the contract. After a ♦ continuation declarer will run ♠. Even if declarer continues with another ♣, you will have to discard very well not to give him a heart at the end.
Also for this defense to work partner would need at least AQTx in ♥, because otherwise declarer would have played on ♥ for his ninth trick.

I think declarer is more likely to hold something like ♠x,♥KT97x,♦Ax,♣QJTxx.
The fact that declarer did not play on ♥ seems to indicate that he has a real ♣ suit and needs a source of tricks.

Duck the ♣, win the next one and switch to ♠. This plays havoc to declarer's communication

Rainer Herrmann

Partner won't have xxx of diamonds since we play UDCA.

[Phil]

On 3, I think partner will bid 3♦ over 3♣.

[Fluffy]

Ha, that's why I bid 3♦, to force him to pick lol

[Phil]

Hand 1 I overcalled and the opps ended up in 3N. Poor teammates reached 6♠ when the player with my hand passed.

Hand 2 - Pard held xx xxxx AKQx Qxx. Not the greatest game in the world but it rolls, and its a lot easier on a non spade lead which is what happened at both tables.

Hand 3 - I bid 3N and caught KJTxx Qxxx J8x T. Other table passed.

Hand 4. Declarer held Qx KQ9xx Axx J8x and is going for a swindle. So if you duck thats the 9th trick. If you win and continue diamonds, partner needs to hang onto his clubs. Perhaps he can work it out since a ♣ to the J is a strange play. Teammates didn't get to game.

[whereagles]

1. Very easy 1♠.

2. 3♣, wtp?

3. 3NT and I don't see why this is a problem.

4. Win, diamond Q. Spade switch might win this if I let the club make.