the hog, on 2012-August-13, 00:56, said:
How good are my opps? The 9 is a standard false card from J9xx
Not when we lead low toward dummy. If were to play the King from hand, I would agree.
I think LHO is splitting clubs a lot of the time. It would be wrong to let us win a cheap trick with the T and come away with 1
♦ + 3
♣+ 3 (1 fast + 2 slow or 2 fast + 1 slow) tricks in the the majors.
I cannot tell with certainty what is happening in the diamond suit. LHO might have led from QJ2 or RHO might be discouraging from 52 or being cute with 9 or 852.
It seems wrong to play low to the
♣A. If RHO has the diamond length as I expect, I would tend to put him on shorter clubs. If I catch a singleton honor on my right, I'm playing for overtricks. Playing clubs early tends to confirm the King, so I don't think I am losing much even though weaker opponents won't place me with the K.
I'm inclined to win the
♣A and put the
♠J on the table. In most layouts, I need the spade hook to work anyway and RHO probably is not covering from Kxxx. If the
♠J gets covered, I will revert to clubs.