Apollo81 Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 unfavorable IMPs ♠K53♥AK73♦4♣A9854 RHO you LHO pardXXX XXX (pass) pass(1NT) Dbl (Rdbl) 2♣(pass) pass (Dbl) pass(2♦) pass (3NT) all pass 1NT was 15-17, but RHO is known to be a jokerDbl of 1NT showed a major and a minorRdbl and Dbl by LHO were penalty2♣ by pard was pass/correct Your lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Small ♥ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcLight Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 I must be missing something, why not lead the 4th best club? (or whatever your lead convention is)Sounds to me like pard is broke, but maybe pard can force a club honor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 high heart. RHO has psyched, LHO hasnt gotten it, but if they have running diamonds theres a chance this will make. If that's the case I need to cash out correctly, so I start with a high heart (whichever asks for attitude) to look around, then I will know what to do next. Basically I see this like a gambling 3N type of lead problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 high heart. RHO has psyched, LHO hasnt gotten it, but if they have running diamonds theres a chance this will make. If that's the case I need to cash out correctly, so I start with a high heart (whichever asks for attitude) to look around, then I will know what to do next. Basically I see this like a gambling 3N type of lead problem.Agree 100%... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 high heart. RHO has psyched, LHO hasnt gotten it, but if they have running diamonds theres a chance this will make. If that's the case I need to cash out correctly, so I start with a high heart (whichever asks for attitude) to look around, then I will know what to do next. Basically I see this like a gambling 3N type of lead problem. Yep, high heart. This feels like a cash out with RHO having a string of diamonds and another card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 K of H for a number of reasonsI get to see dummyI get to see pd's signal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted November 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 heart, high or low, was best on this hand dummy: ♠A109x ♥QJ9 ♦xx ♣QJxx declarer: ♠Jxx ♥xxx ♦AKJ9xx ♣K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Ditto. KH, for count (or A for count, whichever you use). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Ditto. KH, for count (or A for count, whichever you use). Hmm, I would definitely make the lead here that gets an attitude signal. I am not saying you are wrong, but I just don't understand at all how count could be more important here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 I didn't finish my thought exactly as intended. Let me clarify: What is more important here in this situation? Count or attitude? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Attitude is what you're looking for. I think the common treatment these days is A- attitude, King - unblock or count. So I lead the A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 That's what I play too Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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