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Is there only one way? How do you play?

#1 User is offline   Hanoi5 

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Posted 2012-March-04, 09:17

♠7x
♥AQJ
♦9xxx
♣QJTx

♠Q8xx
♥Kxxx
♦Kx
♣AKx

Red vs White

South opens 1NT, West overcalls 2♥ which is natural and partner lebensohls and gets to 3NT. A heart is led, East discarding a small club (standard, if any, signals). No time to regret not doubling 2♥ (well, partner not doubling 2♥), it's teams, how do you play?

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 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


 rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:

Besides playing for fun, most people also like to play bridge to win


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Posted 2012-March-04, 11:23

I start by "finessing" the queen of hearts, followed by running the ♠7. I guess I'm hoping to find ♠AKx with West or a defensive error. I just need to make sure to keep the option of leading a diamond to the king (which I think isn't too likely to win, given the overcall on a ten-high suit). If the ♠7 is covered, I think I would duck, hoping to bring down the AK eventually. The chances of losing 4 (or even 5) spade tricks isn't great, and the opponents would be able to run those tricks anyway if I lead toward the ♦K. I also need to be careful of avoiding blocking hearts and clubs. If it's matchpoints, I might duck a couple of spades, run off my 8 tricks and lead toward the ♦K.

Had West not overcalled, I would just lead a diamond to the king, hoping not to lose 4 spade tricks.
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