gwnn Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Playing in a team match versus not very competent opposition, you pick up in 4th seat: 85429865KQ743 Opps reach game after a natural sequence: 2♦-2♥3♥-4♥ What do you lead? If you choose a high club, dummy tables: [hv=d=n&v=n&n=sqhk743dkjt974cj9&w=s8542h986d5ckq743]266|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] It will go ♣K, 9, 2(udca), 5. How do you continue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 I wouldn't lead ♣K, I'd start with a ♦... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 I wouldn't lead ♣K, I'd start with a ♦... I can't remember the last time I failed to lead a singleton against a game when I wasn't holding natural trump tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmunte1 Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 Leading a singleton when i don't have trump control, especially in their secondary suit is not my choice (just imagine you have 4 top tricks to cash in other suits). I would have lead ♣K and continue with ♣Q waiting for a diamond signal from my partner. I also consider 2♦ opening a poor choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 I'd have led the singleton too. While we don't have trump control, pard might. It's possible the ♦ lead wrecks the suit for us, but thats life. For the club lead to work, we need to be able to probably cash four black suit winners to set it, but the singleton only requires pard to hold two aces, or even the ♥K in instances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 King of clubs is obvious to me. I view a singleton as sort of the easy way out, meaning just because it's the most obvious possible set doesn't make it the most likely. I don't feel like helping them set up their source of tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 King of clubs is obvious to me. I view a singleton as sort of the easy way out, meaning just because it's the most obvious possible set doesn't make it the most likely. I don't feel like helping them set up their source of tricks. Agree.I continue with my lowest club (suit preference), and let partner evaluate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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