grrigg Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 [hv=d=n&v=b&s=saqjxxxxhjxxdjxcx]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] The bidding is starting with partner 2♥-(3♣)-4♥-(5♣) all pass (or so I wish B) ) 1. Do you agree with 4♥? 2. What do you lead against 5♣? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 1. sure, why not? I might have bid 3♠ on the way, but 4♥ is ok. 2. ♥J, to keep the lead if necessary/possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 1) Yes 2) ♠A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 A non heart lead is way too deep for me. I hope partner can win the ace and play a spade through the king. Even if we can start ace of spades spade ruff, we still need a third trick, and if that trick is the ace of hearts (seems very likely for a trick that our weak 2 bidding partner would have) a heart lead would have been fine anyways. Leading a spade is aiming at a very narrow target of having 3 tricks without the ace of hearts and one of them going away if we fail to lead a spade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 I prefer to play in spades than hearts, I'd bid 4♠. heart lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 bidding was fine Heart lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 2. ♥J, to keep the lead if necessary/possible. A low heart, so we can get a spade through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 2. ♥J, to keep the lead if necessary/possible. A low heart, so we can get a spade through. Also, I would really like partner to know the heart count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 agree. HJ was hasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjames Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 ♥JxX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 A non heart lead is way too deep for me. I hope partner can win the ace and play a spade through the king. Even if we can start ace of spades spade ruff, we still need a third trick, and if that trick is the ace of hearts (seems very likely for a trick that our weak 2 bidding partner would have) a heart lead would have been fine anyways. Leading a spade is aiming at a very narrow target of having 3 tricks without the ace of hearts and one of them going away if we fail to lead a spade.I may well have led the ♠A, but this post persuaded me that the heart is better.On a bad day the 3rd trick that gets away after the heart lead is partner's spade ruff, but in every other case the heart lead should work at least as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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