[pclayton]

Here's a 1N contract I commentated on last night. The auction was simple: 1♥ - 1N.

Scoring: IMP

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The defense started with the ♦J lead to the Ace and the ♣K shift was found. You lay off twice and win the 3rd.

Fortunately we are NV. This could be an expensive board at 100 per trick.

Its certainly 'convenient' to take a spade hook here, but is this the best line? What are your thoughts on this board? Are you thinking about making or just holding down the damage?

[Fluffy]

I am always agressive/optimist and would duck a heart now.

[cherdano]

Fluffy, on Oct 8 2007, 12:10 PM, said:

I am always agressive/optimist and would duck a heart now.

Maybe now I understand that talk about playing too much in weak fields How can the defense fail to take one heart, three clubs, and 3 diamonds after that? (I assume both followed to the 3 rounds of clubs.)

I would play a spade to the queen. I must be missing something, I don't really see an alternative, this seems best both for minimizing the damage and maximizing our small chance of making.

[Fluffy]

I don't know about the diamonds position.

EDIT: I somehow though norht was playing

[han]

cherdano, on Oct 8 2007, 04:01 PM, said:

I would play a spade to the queen. I must be missing something, I don't really see an alternative, this seems best both for minimizing the damage and maximizing our small chance of making.

same here