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What do you lead?


Kalvan14

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What's wrong with the club is that there's a fair chance it's RHO's longest suit.

But anything could be right (although I wouldn't lead a diamond).

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I lead a club too. Pard probably has a 10 count (give or take) and couldn't find a call over 1. Wouldn't surprise me at all if he has 5 so-so clubs.

 

2nd choice is the A, which shouldn't give up anything material (except a tempo) and lets us continue intelligently.

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LHO is probably something like 4=2=5=2

RHO is something like 3=4=3=3

 

Their heart finesses will work.

Pard has some HCP as well.

 

I'd lead a low club as that is probably their weakest suit.

 

RHO could have 5 hearts.

LHO may have only 4 diamonds, and 3 Clubs.

 

I would not lead a spade because we need entries to establish clubs.

 

 

 

>Perhaps a more interesting question is one of lead philosophy againt 1nt contracts.

Attack or passive?

 

If they have diamond length, passive may give them time to set them up.

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Much depends on their methods. If 1 would be bid on 4=3=4=2 or 4=2=4=3, then the 1N may be on 3=4=3=3 or 3=5=2=3. And declarer may have zilch in .

 

If 1 promised shape, then 1N is far more likely to contain a more significant holding.

 

In the former case, I have not heard enough to lead anything but a .

 

In the latter case, there is a strong(er) case for a non- lead. If I were going to lead a non-club, I'd choose the A, hoping that dummy does not hold the KJxx.

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1 does not promise shape. Oppos are bidding their suit up the line.

OTOH, my guess was that oppos do not have a lot of fit.

IMHO, it would be best to lead through LHO strength.

And A allows you to have a look at dummy.[hv=d=w&v=n&n=sj976hakjdt9xxcxx&w=sk842hq43dak43cq9&e=s53ht976dqjcajtxx&s=saqth852d852ck852]399|300|Scoring: MP

(1D)-P-(1H)-P-(1S)-

(1N)-all P[/hv]

 

It may be just a lucky guess. IMO, the lead against a sequence 1x-1y-1z is a bit different than what you might choose after 1x-1N (not to mention 1N-all P).

 

Clubs are not a very attractive suit, and might as well be the main strength of E.

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