MickyB Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 [hv=d=n&s=sjt9haxxdkxxcaxxx]133|100|Scoring: IMP----1NT2♥:2♠3♣:3♠4♠ Apologies, not sure of the other spots. 1NT was 12-14. Leads are 3rd+5th.[/hv] [hv=d=n&s=sjt9haxxdkxxcaxxx]133|100|Scoring: IMP----1NT2♥:2♠3♣:3♠4♠ Apologies, not sure of the other spots. 1NT was 12-14. Leads are 3rd+5th.[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Attack! 1) small D2) small C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 1) ♠J - bide my time and hope (expect) to get another bite at the cherry 2) Small ♣x - close between this and diamond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 1. ♠J. A diamond could be right but could also blow away a trick and the contract! There's a hint at getting busy (the 3♣ bid), but it's not strong enough to me. 2. ♦J, wtp? :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 the two pointed jacks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 1) ♣A. We need four tricks to set, and we have two aces. If partner has singleton club we can simply beat this by partner ruffing twice (plus our two aces). This requires partner to have basically no cards at all! Other leads seem optimistic -- if declarer's trumps are good he can almost surely make by simply driving out the club ace on a trump lead, and if declarer misses a trump honor we're not going to be able to get partner the lead (say partner has Kx or the like) and we will simply score our two aces and trump trick for making. A diamond could win if it hits partner with ♦A of course, but this is a very unlikely card and if partner has ♦Q it's likely partner has no other useful cards (and we score ♦K and two aces and nothing else). In any case dummy promises shape on this auction and could have singleton diamond. No reason opponents can't have a 5-3 club fit here. 2) ♦J. This is not the time for an aggressive lead, with spades 2-2-5-4 around the table and virtually all the opposing points on my right. In general I have not found Hxxx (where the x's are really small) to be a good lead against notrumps very often, and a spade lead might help declarer with the spades when his natural play is to finesse into the long hand (dummy) and lose two tricks in the suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyB Posted February 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Board 1 - I led J♠ having considered a small diamond. Diamonds need to be attacked before declarer attacks hearts - pard has Q♦ and K♣, dummy has stiff K♥ and Axx♦. Anyone for a small club lead? [hv=n=st8xxxhxdq9xxxcxx&w=sxxhj9xdjt8xckxxx&e=sqj9xhtxxxdkxcaxx&s=sakhakq8xdaxcqjtx]399|300|Scoring: IMPA small heart lead wasn't a success![/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 Sorry I didn't reply earlier, but my thoughts (before seeing your answers) were 1. Very close between a diamond and a spade.2. Obvious to lead a diamond, not sure whether the Jack or a small one. On the actual layout it looks as if a spade is your only hope of beating it (though you don't give us the location of the C9). The main point to note is that the heart isn't a passive lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvage Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 It seems the diamond J also beats it, even if declarer got the club 9. Declarer needs to establish both his fifth heart and 2 clubs, giving you enough time to establish spades. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 1) a diamond, I trust the oponents, that they have enough tricks, if you dont, go passive with a trump I assume that 3C was game forcing 2) Jack of Diamond, a passive lead, which may also develop a trick for our side With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 1. J♠2. Small ♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keylime Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 1. Trump lead, the J.2. I'd lead a diamond as well. I think club lead doesn't have enough going for it. I lead a low diamond not the J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 ok the pain the pain.....what are the 2 deals....i c i lead aggressive and am in minority Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyB Posted February 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 ok the pain the pain.....what are the 2 deals....i c i lead aggressive and am in minority I'd already posted them, Mike :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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