Guest Jlall Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Imps, KQx T9xx QJx J9x Auction 1) 1N p 2N p 3N p p p. Auction 2) 1N p 3N p p p Auction 3) 1N p 2C p 2D p 3N p p p What is your lead on these auctions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 1) Fourth-best ♥. I'm not touching those short suits! Declarer is going to have enough fun setting up his tricks, he doesn't need my help. 2) ♠K. Now we need a little luck. The ♠Jxxxx across the table and an entry could be enough. 3) ♦Q. Aaaaghhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 I'd lead a heart in all four cases. People push a lot to bid games at IMPs. I'm not convinced that we should lead aggressively if they bash directly to game, since this is still often on 24-26 hcp only. It's also far from clear to me which aggressive lead will work (if any), and I'd rather try to set the routine 24-26 hcp games that just don't make than let those through in order to occasionally set an "unbeatable" game through some lead brilliancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Auction 1. We have 9 HCP so partner will have around 6. This means we're not going to beat the contract by leading ♥. Assuming he has ♥AQ, declarer will usually make 2♥, 4♣, 2♥ and ♠A. Since there was no major-suit interest, the best chance is to find partner with ♠J + entry. I lead ♠K. Auction 2: Similar story to #1. ♠K. Auction 3: Since they have shown major suit interest, I'll go for both red kings with partner now. ♦Q. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Auction 1. We have 9 HCP so partner will have around 6. This means we're not going to beat the contract by leading ♥. Assuming he has ♥AQ, declarer will usually make 2♥, 4♣, 2♥ and ♠A. Since there was no major-suit interest, the best chance is to find partner with ♠J + entry. I lead ♠K. Auction 2: Similar story to #1. ♠K. Auction 3: Since they have shown major suit interest, I'll go for both red kings with partner now. ♦Q. Seems reasonable to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Why is everyone leading the DQ in the third auction when RHO has denied a 4 card major. Doesn't RHO's lack of 4 card major make leading a diamond less attractive and a major more attractive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Knowing myself, I'm sure I'd lead the ♠K at the table in all three auctions. I'm a believer in strong, short suit leads whenever reasonable. (Note that it can sometimes be a huge disaster.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 In IMPs ♠K♠ is the only lead IMO. In MP i guess small ♥ could be best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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