Mum's the Word - with... Jack's Mum!

[@mairinloftus3340]

I am a huge fan of Jack’s Mum on LBO and it’s great to finally see her. This is such an instructive hand both in the bidding and in the play. Thank you, Jack’s Mum and Bajir.

[@dorothybougen4254]

Great video jacks mum

[@julietfrench6309]

That is most amazing! 😮😮

[@ushakhanna5914]

I love to watch your video. Amazing play by Jack’s Mum. Thank you for sharing

[@jenresnik5547]

Excellent ,thanks so much

[@JaneDuggleby]

Thank you Jack's Mum. That was illuminating! Need to practice blackwood and slam bidding now.

[@trissaorange5104]

Great hand .. nice to see you !

[@CherHasan]

Excellent video and good Q&A. TY.

[@fionamcerlane4133]

That was great, really clever play! I couldn't see any way of playing the hearts other than a finesse until Jack's Mum explained it. On the bidding I thought it might end up in 6NT as North could have had no diamonds at all. But I think 6NT would probably have gone down.

[@user-dv2dc3gz6n]

I don't think this play works on a spade lead. Declarer can let it run around to hand but when East gets in with the ducked club, they can lead another spade which gets rid of dummies entry so when the clubs are set up there's no way to get to them.

[@jimsteele6026]

If declarer is in 6NT, the long clubs in dummy are only of use if clubs split 3-2. Declarer wins the spade lead in hand, and plays two rounds of clubs, cashing A and K. If an opponent shows out on the second round, declarer abandons clubs, cashes the diamonds and then gets to dummy with AS to try the heart finesse. If both opponents follow to two rounds of clubs, they are 3-2, so declarer can exit with a 3rd club from dummy. An opponent wins that club trick, but is now out of clubs. Whatever that opponent now leads, declarer is home with 12 tricks.

[@BP-kx2ig]

When you bid 4NT what suit are you in? - and how does partner know what suit we are in?

[@d95mback]

Since they are playing normal blackwood, you don't need a suit. If you play RKCB you'd have to have another agreement. We play it as accepting partners suit, so clubs in this case.

[@mohammadmainuddin736]

Defence made a mistake here, if West lead his singleton club declarer can't duck because West will ruff club return.

[@johnworf]

The play of this hand depends whether you are playing teams or pairs...and how good the field is if you are playing in MP...in teams it would be always right to duck it and cater for the 4-1 break...in pairs it is right to play for the 3-2 club break to win all the tricks...if you expect all the field to be in this contract.

[@jimsteele6026]

Yes, thanks to Dinah for an interesting hand, well explained. At pairs, would I expect most people to be playing in 6D? I suspect quite a few might be in 6NT, and at the table it looks like 6NT will make 12, if the clubs are 3-2 or the KH is onside, or there's a heart lead from West. Playing 6NT as S, on a likely spade lead, declarer would win in hand with KS, then test the clubs. If an opponent shows out on the second round, declarer would cash all the diamonds then return to dummy with AS (that's now 10 tricks), and try the heart finesse for tricks 11 and 12. Since I'm thinking that's a good chance of success (clubs 3-2 is about 68%, and the KH is 50%) - I know it fails as the card lie, but I can't know that when I'm planning my play of 6D - so I'm thinking other South's are probably chalking up 990. So even if I make 13 tricks in 6D, I'm only scoring 940- and a poor score anyway. Whether I score 920 or 940 is neither here nor there. So I'm thinking the best chance is to hope 6NT is failing, against the odds, and to try to guarantee my diamond slam. So I'd duck a round of clubs to cater for a 4-1 split, and settle for 12 tricks. All depends on whether I think most people will be playing in 6D or 6NT.

[@johnworf]

@@jimsteele6026 spot on Jim...you explained it more fully than I did :-)

[@mikechan5712]

This hand is flawed.A spade or a club lead would have defeated the contract.