"Dave Flower" <DavJFlower@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> This hand game up last Thursday at Banbury.
>
> Matchpoints, dealer South, vul none
>
> 1NT(13-15) 2C(Stayman)
> 2D 2NT
> all pass
>
> A K J x
> Q x
> 10 x x
> 10 x x x
>
> 10 x x
> A 9 x
> A x x
> K Q x x
>
> Opening lead Hx (all x's are small!), I tried the HQ, but RHO played
> HK. I won the third round (looks like 5-3), crossed to SA, and played
> a club to the CA which held. (I don't think that this particular LHO
> would duck the CA). The position is now:
>
> A J x
> -
> 10 x
> 10 x x
>
> 10 x
> -
> A x x
> Q x x
>
> so, should I finesse the SJ, or play to the SA (or something else) ?
You need at least three spade tricks, and there
is no "something else". Even if playing the CQ dropped
the CJ, you would still need three spade tricks.
Finesse, indeed. Put down the ST - if the finesse fails here,
you will have six tricks in the bag, -100 will be better than
-150 as they can probably make 2H.
Thomas
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