This is a hand from a casual game in Google Seattle and an instructive hand about using spots and unblocking for entry management.
Assume IMPS.
You are South and hold AJ92, AQ87, K6, KQT.
Your RHO opens 1S, you double, LHO passes, and you eventually end up in 3NT.
LHO leads a low club, and you see:
RHO wins the CA and returns a high club spot.
How will you play? [Please think about it before reading on].
Assuming RHO has the HK (which you need to, and is quite likely), you can guarantee the contract, thanks to the spade spots!
With ample entries to dummy, you would have 3 spade tricks, 2 hearts, 2 diamonds and 2 club tricks.
The spade spots and the DA can help you achieve that.
Consider what happens when you win the second club trick and lead the spade jack from hand.
Suppose RHO wins the SJ and returns a club. Now you play a diamond to the A, and play the ST. If RHO covers the ST, you win, and you have a spade entry to dummy to take the heart finesse, and 3 spade tricks. If RHO ducks the ST, you drop the 9 from hand, and then play the S8. If RHO does not cover, you take the heart finesse. If RHO covers, you win and have a spade entry.
If RHO ducks the SJ, you play the S9 to the ST. If RHO ducks this, you have enough entries. If RHO wins the ST, you can win the club return, play a diamond to the A, and play the S8, and be in a situation similar to the previous paragraph.
Assume IMPS.
You are South and hold AJ92, AQ87, K6, KQT.
Your RHO opens 1S, you double, LHO passes, and you eventually end up in 3NT.
LHO leads a low club, and you see:
| IMPS None | North ♠ T873 ♥ 2 ♦ A5432 ♣ 543 | |
| South ♠ AJ92 ♥ AQ87 ♦ K6 ♣ KQT |
RHO wins the CA and returns a high club spot.
How will you play? [Please think about it before reading on].
Assuming RHO has the HK (which you need to, and is quite likely), you can guarantee the contract, thanks to the spade spots!
With ample entries to dummy, you would have 3 spade tricks, 2 hearts, 2 diamonds and 2 club tricks.
The spade spots and the DA can help you achieve that.
Consider what happens when you win the second club trick and lead the spade jack from hand.
Suppose RHO wins the SJ and returns a club. Now you play a diamond to the A, and play the ST. If RHO covers the ST, you win, and you have a spade entry to dummy to take the heart finesse, and 3 spade tricks. If RHO ducks the ST, you drop the 9 from hand, and then play the S8. If RHO does not cover, you take the heart finesse. If RHO covers, you win and have a spade entry.
If RHO ducks the SJ, you play the S9 to the ST. If RHO ducks this, you have enough entries. If RHO wins the ST, you can win the club return, play a diamond to the A, and play the S8, and be in a situation similar to the previous paragraph.
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