Here is a hand from lunch bridge at Google Seattle (assume IMPs scoring, basically).
You are South, open 2S and get raised to 4S by partner.
LHO leads a low heart (singleton or 3+). This is what you see:
You have 4 top losers. Is there anything you can try?
[Please think about it before reading on]
Seems like you need a defensive error.
One possibility is to play the SJ.
If you play the SJ, LHO with Ax of spades, might choose to play you for a hand like JT9xxx, xx, Axx, xx and hope for two spade tricks by playing low and partner winning the SQ.
If LHO ducks the SJ and has 3+ hearts, you can now throw a diamond on the hearts!
At the table, LHO did have Ax of spades and three hearts. Unfortunately, the declarer did not try this deceptive move, so we won't know if it would have worked at that time.
Did you think of something different? Is so, please comment!
You are South, open 2S and get raised to 4S by partner.
LHO leads a low heart (singleton or 3+). This is what you see:
| Lunch Bridge E/W | North ♠ Kxxx ♥ AKQTx ♦ xx ♣ xx | |
| South ♠ QJTxxx ♥ Jxx ♦ xx ♣ KQ |
You have 4 top losers. Is there anything you can try?
[Please think about it before reading on]
Seems like you need a defensive error.
One possibility is to play the SJ.
If you play the SJ, LHO with Ax of spades, might choose to play you for a hand like JT9xxx, xx, Axx, xx and hope for two spade tricks by playing low and partner winning the SQ.
If LHO ducks the SJ and has 3+ hearts, you can now throw a diamond on the hearts!
At the table, LHO did have Ax of spades and three hearts. Unfortunately, the declarer did not try this deceptive move, so we won't know if it would have worked at that time.
Did you think of something different? Is so, please comment!
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