ochinko Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Imps, None vul, Expert opps, RHO is a star player.Partner deals and passes, you hold: ♠ 10953♥ K73♦ K652♣ A10 You both pass all the way. The bidding from opps goes: 1♣ - 2♣*2NT - 3NT * - inverted minors What do you lead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 zmall zpade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 ♠10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicklont Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 ♦2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 ♦, I think leading a spade is asking partner to have too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 reverse flannery (♦2) because it's the fourth largest card from my longest and strongest suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Diamond. Opener probably doesn't have four if he is honest. I don't agree that a spade is asking partner to have too much; we could easily hit Axxx or a 5 card suit. In fact, there are some people aganist whom I'd lead a spade (people that i know open weaker minor and who arent up to double crossing me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Low diamond or a low spade. I don't think there's much difference frankly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldman5757 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 At IMPs, I'd lead the ♦2. QJX, or even Q10x from P could be enough. If I lead a spade, I need P to have something like Axx or Axxx, and even that may not be enough. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 ♦2. Obvious lead, anyone in doubt can ask my partner. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmunte1 Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I see 3 choices ♠, ♦ or ♥. This is that kind of board where you have to make a good wish: partner has at maximum 5-6 hcp, and opps have a source of tricks and as long as ♣A will be knocked out, they will usually make the game. Let's take a deeper look on every lead: -♠ lead - will work when partner has ♠ length and honours, and it's has a pretty small success expentacy: needs to find partener with Axxxx (and ♠ to be 22) or KQxxx.-♦ lead - probably best in MP's has some flaws. If inverted minors denies 4 cards major, it has frequntly 3+card in other minor (3325, 3235, 2335, 3145, 2245, 1345 are the most frequent shapes). Adding 2+♦ in the opener's hand, it's pretty improbable that partner has a 5 carder in ♦. So usually in the best case we will make 4 tricks in diamonds, and this means it's not late to play diamonds even after we'll play ♣A (3♦+♣A is not good enough)-♥ lead - pretty strangely, has a bigger chance of success than ♠ or♦. It needs Axxxx in partner's hand (or QJxxx and Ax in opps hand). And it's more probable than ♠ lead, because we have an increased chance to find a 5 carder in our 3 card suit, than in a 4 card suit, and it doesn't depend on ♥ lying 22, as in ♠.So statistically ♥ lead should work better than ♠ lead or ♦ lead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker_gib Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Not a ♣ ;) Likely a passive ♠ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcvetkov Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Who opened the bidding? RHO? Then I expect at least 1 of my kings to win, which means I may have another chance to strike the right suit, after ace of clubs is knocked out. It is not guaranteed that they have 9 tricks for taking after club ace is knocked out, unless one opp has 6 clubs. I think I will still stick with a small spade, and hope partner has 5 with honour, Q10xx, QJxx, or some other helpful holding . If spade is dead wrong, then then we have to take 3 quick tricks after I win hopefully one of my red suit kings. in MP, blowing overticks is always consideration, so I would lead spade for the same reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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