kenrexford Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 53-AJ98-A953-864. 1C-P-1S-P-2H-P-2NT-P-3NT-PPP Lead? John Kranyak found the heart Jack, setting the contract when hearts were Qxx-Kxx-10xx. (See Today's NABC Bulletin.) A surrounding play on opening lead. Damn am I jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Yeah I remember this one. I led the ♦7 from the other side. Brian didn't find the shift :blink: I talked to JL about the hand. He thinks the J♥ is too much at MPs. A♥, ♥ for -430 is a fine MP score. +50 is a ridiculous top. I think Kranyak just wanted his name in the Daily Bulletin on this one with the lead. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 Sorry, LHO reversed into Qxx and I'm supposed to work out it's right to cash four rounds of this suit? I'm just confused... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 I remember daddy once led ♠A+♠Q against 3NT from ♠AQ10 Declarer had ♠KJ9x :ph34r:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 You want the worst all time leads? I can submit two, both from Qxx of spades. Against Vince Demuy once in the Reno Regional, I led a trump from Qxx against a 4♠ contract while holding all three side aces. JTx on left, AK9xxx on right, and it was about as successful as you probably imagine. My partner Kevin Bathurst was less than amused. And just recently in the LA regional against the Cloughs (an experienced couple with a senior swiss victory), Marshall Miles was on lead against the auction of 1♥ x 1♠ p 3NT. He tried the 'expert' lead of the queen of spades from Qxx, only to find JTxxx in dummy and AK doubleton with declarer, and dummy with just one entry. Oops!! I can laugh about these now since we won the knockout match in the first case and the entire swiss team event in the second case. I guess I only lose when I play well :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted April 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 I believe this to be one of the most bizarre, and yet elaborate, of leads from a good friend of mine. IMP's. Against their slam, partner could lead any of nine cards outside of his club suit, which would set the slam. Within the club suit, the lead of three of the four clubs would set the slam. Instead, he selected the 9 from J943. Dummy held A876. I held Q2. Declarer held K105. If I duck the 9, Declarer wins the 10, drops my Queen, and then finesses partner's Jack for four tricks. If I rise, Declarer wins, leads the 10 (covered?), still taking four tricks from clubs. note that even the Jack of clubs lead sets the contract. If Declarer wins the Ace on dummy, he can finesse my Queen, but then the suit is held to three winners. If Declarer ducks the Jack to the King, he can drop my Queen, but the suit still produces only three winners. Hence, only the 9 lead allows four fast winners from this holding. I found the lead elegant. The question was whether this was a "second best" lead, or a "thirteenth best" lead, or perhaps just plain bizarre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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