Not only is the club suit frozen but neither defender can let one go on the diamonds, at least if declarer reads the position and also keeps all his clubs. If East sheds one, then a club to the 10 sets up the suit and all West can do is cash the HA so South gets 10 tricks. If West sheds one, then the CQ can be led off table, East covers, South wins cashes SAK and throws West in with the CJ to make both the HK and the C10.
Did East play the H10 at T1, though? This might be a case where giving count was not sensible.
Regards,
Iain
Bobby WolffSeptember 8th, 2022 at 12:35 pm
Hi Iain,
Ever since we wrote this hand. I thought that merely bidding one heart, rather than a conventional two (especially while vulnerable) is more appropriate.
At least to me, concerning the difference between those two choices, has more to do
with balanced hands for just overcalls, reserving more radical distribution for preempts or another way of describing is accent on high cards for simple overcalls (especially at the one level) but greater distribution (almost always including a short suit) for preemptive jumps.
Bobby WolffSeptember 8th, 2022 at 12:43 pm
Hi again Iain,
As to your last sentence question, I do not know, but I think it should be “yes, he did”
since the difference between holding two or three hearts should be the most beneficial
evidence for partner.
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Hi Bobby,
Not only is the club suit frozen but neither defender can let one go on the diamonds, at least if declarer reads the position and also keeps all his clubs. If East sheds one, then a club to the 10 sets up the suit and all West can do is cash the HA so South gets 10 tricks. If West sheds one, then the CQ can be led off table, East covers, South wins cashes SAK and throws West in with the CJ to make both the HK and the C10.
Did East play the H10 at T1, though? This might be a case where giving count was not sensible.
Regards,
Iain
Hi Iain,
Ever since we wrote this hand. I thought that merely bidding one heart, rather than a conventional two (especially while vulnerable) is more appropriate.
At least to me, concerning the difference between those two choices, has more to do
with balanced hands for just overcalls, reserving more radical distribution for preempts or another way of describing is accent on high cards for simple overcalls (especially at the one level) but greater distribution (almost always including a short suit) for preemptive jumps.
Hi again Iain,
As to your last sentence question, I do not know, but I think it should be “yes, he did”
since the difference between holding two or three hearts should be the most beneficial
evidence for partner.