vg|,,P,1,9,,0,,0| rs|3NS-1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,| pn|,,,,,,,| mp|,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,| pw|,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,|pg|| qx|o1|st||md|3SA6HJ2DK643CAK954,SKT742HAKD2CQT832,SQJ5HQT987DAQT9CJ,S983H6543DJ875C76|nt||sv|0|mb|-|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|nt|West would open this hand if he dealt, but wisely chooses not to step into a live 2/1 auction. Partner is clearly broke. |pg||mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|-|pg||pc|S4|nt|The unbid major is frequently a good spot to attack, especially from a good 5 card suit with side entries.|pg||pc|SJ|pc|S3|nt|When 3rd hand cannot have an honor in the led suit, he does not give attitude. You already know he hates the suit. He does not have to tell you twice! But a count signal could be helpful, so the low @S shows 1 or 3 to start with. |pg||pc|S6|pg|| pc|H7|nt|South has 2@S, 4@D and 2@c off the top, so he needs just 1@h trick to bring this one home. |pg||pc|H6|pc|HJ|pc|HK|pg|| pc|S2|nt|See the chat log for the complete analysis preceding this lead. If it does not drop the @SA, there is no hope of beating the hand.|pg||pc|S5|pc|S8|pc|SA|pg|| pc|H2|pc|HA|pc|H8|pc|H3|pg|| nt|The plan works, so West takes 3 tricks and concedes the rest for down 1. With any other defense the hand would have made 2 overtricks.|pg||pc|SK|pc|SQ|pc|S9|pc|D3|pg|| pc|ST|pc|D9|pc|H4|pc|D4|pg|| pc|S7|pc|H9|pc|H5|pc|C4|pg|| pc|D2|pc|DT|pc|D5|pc|D6|pg|| pc|DA|pc|D7|pc|DK|pc|C2|pg|| pc|DQ|pc|D8|pc|C5|pc|C3|pg|| pc|HQ|pc|C6|pc|C9|pc|C8|pg|| pc|CJ|pc|C7|pc|CK|pc|CT|pg|| pc|CA|pc|CQ|pc|HT|pc|DJ|pg|| pg|| qx|o2|st||md|4SA3HJ2DK643CAK954,SKT742HAKD2CQT832,SQJ5HQT987DAQT9CJ,S986H6543DJ875C76|nt||sv|n|mb|-|mb|-|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|-|pg||pc|S2|pg|| qx|o3|st||md|1SA6HJ2DK643CAK954,SKT742HAKD2CQT832,SQJ5HQT987DAQT9CJ,S983H6543DJ875C76|nt||sv|e|mb|-|mb|-|mb|-|mb|1N|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|-|pg||pc|S4|pc|S5|pc|S3|pc|S6|pg|| pg|| qx|o4|st||md|2SA9HJ2DK643CAK954,SKT742HAKD2CQT832,SQJ5HQT987DAQT9CJ,S863H6543DJ875C76|nt||sv|b|mb|1S|mb|2H|mb|2S|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|-|pg||pc|S4|pc|SJ|pc|S3|pc|S9|pg|| pg|| qx|o5|st||md|3SA93HJ2DK643CAK97,SKT742HAKD2CQT832,SQJ5HQT987DAQT9CJ,S86H6543DJ875C654|nt||sv|n|mb|-|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|-|pg||pc|S4|pc|SJ|pc|S8|pc|S3|pg|| pg|| qx|o6|st||md|4SA98HJ2DK643CAK97,SKT742HAKD2CQT832,SQJ5HQT987DAQT9CJ,S63H6543DJ875C654|nt||sv|e|mb|-|mb|-|mb|p|mb|1N|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|-|pg||pc|S4|pc|SJ|pc|S6|pc|S8|pg|| pg|| qx|o7|st||md|1SA986HJ2DK643CAK9,SKT742HAKD2CQT832,SQJ5HQT987DAQT9CJ,S3H6543DJ875C7654|nt||sv|b|mb|-|mb|-|mb|-|mb|1N|mb|2S|mb|3H|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|-|pg||pc|S4|pc|SJ|pc|S3|pc|S6|pg|| pg|| qx|o8|st||md|2SA9HJ6DKJ87CAK976,SKT74HAK2D32CQT83,SQJ5HQT987DAQT9CJ,S8632H543D654C542|nt||sv|0|mb|1C|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|-|pg||pc|S4|pc|SJ|pc|S6|pc|S9|pg|| pg|| qx|o9|st||md|3SA93HJ6DKJ8CAK976,SKT74HAKD732CQT83,SQJ5HQT987DAQT9CJ,S862H5432D654C542|nt||sv|e|mb|-|mb|1H|mb|p|mb|2C|mb|p|mb|2D|mb|p|mb|3N|mb|p|mb|p|mb|p|mb|-|pg||pc|S4|pc|SJ|pc|S2|pc|S3|pg|| pg||