jchiu Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 It's the last board of a long and happy tournament. You are playing a 20 VP swiss teams event with a competent partner, and your teammates are an internationalist and his client. Though you do not yet know it, this lead means the difference between placing in the overalls three times in succession, or missing the leaderboard by one victory point. [hv=d=w&v=n&s=shaq1094dj976ca982]133|100|Scoring: IMPThe auction:Pass Pass 1♠ 2♥2♠ 3♥ 4♠ All Pass[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Anything could be right but partner has presumably denied a good raise so I'd lead the ♣A to look at dummy. I don't lose too much sleep about getting these wrong, there are always other boards where I have made more significant errors! Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 We are V vs NV, so I can place ♥K in my partner's hand. Question is: is this the right lead? We have several possibilities: partner has a decent ♣ holding which has to be played by his side, so we need to get him on lead. We can also have partner with doubleton ♣ and trumps control, or singleton ♦ and trump control. Here we need pace... I'll lead small ♥, indicating something in ♣. Partner will do what's right. I just hope I didn't destroy our communications... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWM Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 First thought was to lead the ♥A. But I could not see where this trick would go without strange distribution in the minors as well. I always seem to pick the wrong time to lead Ace from Axxx, so that leaves me with a diamond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 diamond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 ♥A, with no strong conviction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bid_em_up Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 I'll go out on a limb and lead the club 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BebopKid Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 9♦ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temp3600 Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Small ♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Ace of hearts. I am suppose to lead my longest suit when void in trumps yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 ♥A and hope that East is not sitting with the guarded king. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 ♥A. All leads are dangerous. Only costs if ♥K is on my right. Minor suit leads can cost in many ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchiu Posted February 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Two-part question: What would you lead if partner passed throughout? The revised auction isPass Pass 1♠ 2♥2♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Two-part question: What would you lead if partner passed throughout? The revised auction isPass Pass 1♠ 2♥2♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass With trump void I still lead my longest suit, yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Two-part question: What would you lead if partner passed throughout? The revised auction isPass Pass 1♠ 2♥2♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass ♦, time to go passive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Two-part question: What would you lead if partner passed throughout? The revised auction isPass Pass 1♠ 2♥2♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass Now I lead a ♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchiu Posted February 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Full hand was something like [hv=d=w&v=n&n=saxxhxxxxdqxxcqjx&w=s109xxhkjxxd10xxc10x&e=skqjxxxhdakxckxxx&s=shaq109xdj9xxca98x]399|300|Only a non-jack diamond lead beats the hand.[/hv] There is always next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nik1998 Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 A♥ B) Nikolai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Ace of hearts. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Two-part question: What would you lead if partner passed throughout? The revised auction isPass Pass 1♠ 2♥2♠ Pass 4♠ All Pass Now the Ace of heart is outand the same is true for clubs,which means a low diamond. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 I had lead the Ace of Heart too. Did not work, wtp? If pd did not raise me, I had lead the ace of HEart too.I belive the cases where this can gain cause of pds Heart shortage and the cases where another lead blows a trick too are much more then the cases where I gift them a trick in Heart. If declarer had bid 4 Spade with KJx in Heart he should have about 18 points outside of HEarts too, so he will make it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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