I found another grand slam board in the local game. I arrived in the grandslam with the following auction:
North | East | South | West |
1H | 2S | 3C | pass |
3S | pass | 3NT | pass |
4C | pass | 4D | pass |
4NT
| pass | 5NT | pass |
7C
| pass | pass | pass |
West started with ♦K, plan your play!.
Dummy |
♠ J85 |
♥ AKQ972 |
♦ void |
♣ A765 |
|
Declarer |
♠ A43 |
♥ 10 |
♦ A987 |
♣ KQ964 |
How do you proceed?
Below are the choice:
-Finesse heart, but I think no one will choose this as its percentage is only 50%.
-Ruff out the diamond 3 times, but you sort of entries to do this.
-Draw trumps, if 2-2, then you ruff out heart to establish it. 4 heart tricks will bring you home.
-Draw trumps, if 3-1, then you have to pray to get 5 tricks heart.
There is a small variation, when the trumps divide 3-1, when you are in the South, you can finesse the heart. You have better percentage if East had 3 trumps (vacant places). If, West who has long spade, then you have to pray that heart no worse than 4-2.
I failed to bring home the contract when trumps divide 3(west)-1(east) and west has 5 heart to the Jack and East has a singleton ♥8. Anyway I have executed the best percentage play.
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