[StevenG]

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Club game, MPs, everyone playing some form of Acol.

I led my singleton A♦. Dummy was a bit dispiriting. What next?

[gszes]

p has something over there leaving in our x after we bid a mere 2h, The problem we have
is figuring out what they have and it starts with trick 1. Did p encourage/discourage or
give count? this is all relevant information as we try to piece together how to proceed.

If p gave us no useful information the least damaging play appears to be the heart ace.
If that is ruffed our defensive prospects take a big hit but at least the max number of
tricks it gives up is one. A bigger problem happens if the heart holds the first trick
where a singleton heart with partner is unlikely.

FWIW my x of 3c there would be takeout and I would pass with the hand you have wanting to
save my x for the hand where the clu and dia are switched

[StevenG]

Partner gave no useful information at trick one.

[whereagles]

hmmm... think I'll have to play a spade at some stage, so I might as well do it now.

The ♠K seems best, to kill the entry before declarer has a chance to play a heart up.

[PhantomSac]

StevenG, on 2014-September-05, 08:24, said:

Partner gave no useful information at trick one.

It's tough to play bridge this way.

Anyways, if that is the case then yeah definitely king of spades.

[PhilG007]

Cash A♥then lead a small one hoping partner is either singleton or void
in the suit. A 52% chance.

[MrAce]

PhilG007, on 2014-September-08, 00:46, said:

Cash A♥then lead a small one hoping partner is either singleton or void
in the suit. A 52% chance.

So you play declarer for xx or xxx hearts when he bid up to 3 level all by himself, vulnerable, with a hand that he could not open? Unlikely also due to the pass by our pd. If declarer has xx or xxx hearts, he must have a lot of clubs which makes our pd holding a very shapely hand with diamonds and spades, and we know from the lack of opening bid by declarer that our pd holds 3-4 hcp.

[Fluffy]

It is also a hand that could not double Timo

[MrAce]

Fluffy, on 2014-September-08, 01:49, said:

It is also a hand that could not double Timo

For some of us, including myself, shortness in opponent suit does not qualify an auto dbl Gonzalo. Especially when i hold 6-7 card clubs. I know this auction does not make sense at all and I can not explain why someone would bid up to 3 level vulnerable with a suit missing AQ, all by himself and not consider opening at the first place. Not 1♣ not 3♣...but perhaps you guys are right, idk tbh. Maybe he is one of those who think dbl of hearts must have 4 card spades?

[PhilKing]

MrAce, on 2014-September-08, 01:40, said:

So you play declarer for xx or xxx hearts when he bid up to 3 level all by himself, vulnerable, with a hand that he could not open? Unlikely also due to the pass by our pd. If declarer has xx or xxx hearts, he must have a lot of clubs which makes our pd holding a very shapely hand with diamonds and spades, and we know from the lack of opening bid by declarer that our pd holds 3-4 hcp.

On top of that, there is no hurry to try for a heart ruff.

And I am also curious as to why, if we ignore the inferences from partner's pass, the player who has show long clubs is a 52% favourite to two or more hearts. I speak as a non mathematician.

[ahydra]

My first instinct was a small spade. On reflection I prefer the SK switch.

ahydra

[Zelandakh]

I first instinct was that the ♠K must be right for it to end up on BBF. Then I thought about whether it was reasonable to find this in reality.

[MrAce]

Zelandakh, on 2014-September-08, 06:19, said:

I first instinct was that the ♠K must be right for it to end up on BBF. Then I thought about whether it was reasonable to find this in reality.

Reasonable? I think it's auto to play it if you decide to play spades. After all dummy will establish a heart soon with only entry being ♠A. But I am guessing it's more likely that i misunderstood what you meant to say.