My hand: ♠ K J 9 ♥ 9 7 2 ♦ 9 7 3 ♣ K 7 5 3
I wonder if there's a setting somewhere to give me good hands. Anyone I can bribe?
I pass, West opens 1NT and partner bids 2 diamonds. We're playing Cappelletti now, so this should be 4-5 or better in the majors. I bid 2 hearts which gets passed out. West leads the Q of diamonds.
North ♠ 8 7 5 4 ♥ A K Q 5 3 ♦ K T 4 ♣ Q | ||
WEST ♦ Q | ||
| SOUTH ♠ K J 9 ♥ 9 7 2 ♦ 9 7 3 ♣ K 7 5 3 |
| West | North | East | South |
| Pass | |||
| 1NT | 2♦1 | Pass | 2♥ |
| Pass | Pass | Pass | |
| 1Cappelletti | |||
I will lose a club, 2 diamonds, and somewhere between 1 and 3 spades. As long as trumps are 3-2 I won't lose any hearts, but I will lose one if they're 4-1. My side has 21 points, and West has 15-17, so East has 2-4 points. From the lead I'm thinking he has the A of diamonds and West has the rest. If so then I really am losing at least 2 spades. Maybe I can endplay him and force him to lead a spade for me. I don't think ducking the lead can help me and I might as well make sure East has the A so I play the K. Q-K-A-3. East returns a spade. I know West has the AQ, so I might as well play the 9 and hope he doesn't have the T. He does. 6-9-T-4. He then cashes the A. A-5-2-J. My K is set up, but it gets ruffed away. 3-7-8 of hearts-K.
East comes back with a club. 8-3-A-Q. West cashes the J of diamonds as the setting trick. J-4-5-9. Then they ruff another spade, ruffing with the T so I can't overruff. I finally win a trick and can draw trump. Down 2.
| NORTH ♠ 8 7 5 4 ♥ A K Q 5 3 ♦ K T 4 ♣ Q | ||
| WEST ♠ A Q T 3 ♥ J 6 ♦ Q J 8 6 ♣ A J 9 | EAST ♠ 6 2 ♥ T 8 4 ♦ A 5 2 ♣ T 8 6 4 2 | |
| SOUTH ♠ K J 9 ♥ 9 7 2 ♦ 9 7 3 ♣ K 7 5 3 |
On the replay NS is playing natural overcalls, and North just blasts in there with 2 hearts. East is on lead this time, and starts with a low spade. The play goes similarly until the part where East ruffs in and has to lead a club. West inserts the J instead of winning his A, losing to stiff Q. This lets declarer draw trump and escape for down 1. I can't imagine how that could have been the right play, but it costs my team 3 IMPs.
Nick: -200
Jack: -100
IMPs: -3 (-2 total)
I don't think inserting the King of Diamonds has no consequences. If you let the Q ride, it blocks off an entry to lefty's hand... which could have been key given the ruffing situation. As it turns out though, it doesn't matter since he had an outside A anyways.
ReplyDeleteIf I let the Q ride and East has AJ I lose 3 diamond tricks instead of 2. Of course, I did show East couldn't have AJ due to only having at most 4 points and the naked Q is an odd lead...
ReplyDeleteOf course by the same logic I knew West had two aces, so he had plenty of entries anyway. You are right that it's definitely something worth considering in general though.