I have a simple question about a hand play. My partner was an "expert" player on BBO (I'm intermediate BTW), and told me I played the hand wrong.
We're vulnerable at IMPS and reach 3NT, with west dealing. The auction proceeds:
1
- 1
3NT (Is 1
the right bid here? How do I show my hand strength without reversing? Or is 2N is right bid? I figured p for at least 6 HCP, and 4 diamonds, so NT was probably the best contract).
T
J 9 8 4
Q J T 5 3
8 7 3
J 7 6 2
K Q T
A 2
A K Q 6
West leads the
A, then continues the
K, and East takes the third trick with
Q. He then switches to the
A, West playing low. I dropped the
K under the
A. East exits with a small heart.
Now, I won trick 5 with the
Q, and then immediately played out the clubs, in case there was a 3-3 break. There was, and I claimed 9 tricks.
My P says that I should have run the diamond finesse, since West was marked with 5 spades, and already showed 7 points, it's more likely that the finesse works.
I think this plan will lose you one trick if the finesse doesn't work, and makes if it does. My line (playing off the clubs first, then reverting back to the diamond finesse if the clubs don't break) would do the same, but gives me an additional chance, with the risk of going down 2 if West has the last club and the
K.
Lastly, I notice that the contract can easily be defeated if West doesn't block his partner's
Q. But at vulnerable IMPs, is there any better contract?
Any improvements on my bidding or line?
Last edited by Myrmidon7328; 03-25-2008 at 02:14 AM.