Question: What should West do on the first bid?
Glenna:
West was correct to pass the 1 Club bid by S. The 3 D bid was also correct. The
reason you didn’t get a good result was because of good play or poor
defense of the hand and not the bidding. I need to tell that some
declarers are more clever than others and sometimes your result is because of
their superior play and not your fault.
I am going to suggest this simple line of defense and hope that there
might be a tip that helps.
W:
should lead A or K of ♦️ (depends on your carding
agreement)
S:
plays the 2
E:
plays the 5
N:
plays the 4
W
now has a problem. He knows E has 3 and can count the suit to know if he
continues the suit N can make a discard on the Q so he must switch
By
the process of elimination; he cannot lead a ♦️ , a trump or from his ♠️ holding. Therefore, he
must lead his stiff ♣️.
If N
lets you win the C, you must switch to the 9 of S setting up a S trick for your
side. With good defense, you are entitled to 1 H (9 sets up for.a trick), 1 ♠️ , 2 ♣️ and 2 ♦️. You just can’t take the 2nd ♦️ right away.
If you are going against a clever declarer, he wins the ♣️ A, leads a ♥️ to his hand and leads his
small ♦️ forcing W to win and can now
pitch a ♠️ or a ♣️ to eliminate 1 of his losers.
There
is one simple solution that takes time to master but provides wonderful
opportunities for everyone at the table. That is COUNTING.
Hope
this helps,
Glenna
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