[lenze]

From the local club game last night.

MPs-Contract 6NT by south. Bidding not important!

North
S-AKJ85
H-QT
D-K95
C-T84

South
S-74
H-AK84
D-A83
C-AK96

Opening lead 2 of Hearts. Dummy's Ten wins

Best play? What if the game was IMPs?

[flytoox]

1)MP: just play s 3-3, so cash one round s honour and play back to hand and finesee sq.

2)IMP: u should cashed sak, hoping dropping t9, or qx, or s 3-3,

[luis]

We have 4 heart tricks and 2 diammonds, so we need 6 tricks from the black suits.

Lines:

a) Play for 4 spade tricks and 2 club tricks.
Play for 3 club tricks and 3 spade tricks.

a) Is about 60% (the sp suit for 4 tricks = 62% and the club suit for 2 is 100%)
Is about 0.375 (sp finesse = 50%, double fin in clubs = 75%)

So we must play on spades.

At MPs play the sA and then finesse the sJ.
At imps play the sA, if RHO drops the T, 9 or Q then finesse the 8 (restricted choice).

Luis