gwnn Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 AKxAxxxxQTxxx 1NT-2C2H-3H3NT-4H 3rd and low leads, if that makes any difference. partner is very good, if that makes any difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I assume a diamond or the CQ or something is right given that the world would lead a top spade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I'll go passive here with a diamond. Declarer has a lot of work to do. With three entries, I think I have the luxury of waiting for the club shift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 This would really have to be posted in a forum for anything but a spade to be possible. If you are thinking of a club to give partner a ruff later there, you can always shift at trick 2. Can't wait to see why something else was right. Clayton!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Looks like an obvious spade lead, so that can't be right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkDean Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I would lead a heart - do not see where the spades are going, and with partner marked with little, there is a pretty high chance I am simplifying the hand for declarer by leading a big spade. I have lost innumerable IMPs and MPs on opening lead though, so perhaps my votes in these polls should be negative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 This would really have to be posted in a forum for anything but a spade to be possible. If you are thinking of a club to give partner a ruff later there, you can always shift at trick 2. Can't wait to see why something else was right. Clayton!?!?! Josh - look at your hand again. Where are our spades tricks going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 The arguments for a passive lead are good, but it's not clear that either a diamond or a heart is passive. A diamond may pick up partner's queen or jack; a heart may pick up his jack, or his Q9 over dummy's J10. Of course, a spade may cost a trick when partner has the ten or jack, so that's not particularly passive either. The main advantage to a spade is that it gives you a chance to switch to a club if dummy has four, and eventually give partner a ruff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 The arguments for a passive lead are good, but it's not clear that either a diamond or a heart is passive. A diamond may pick up partner's queen or jack; a heart may pick up his jack, or his Q9 over dummy's J10. Of course, a spade may cost a trick when partner has the ten or jack, so that's not particularly passive either. The main advantage to a spade is that it gives you a chance to switch to a club if dummy has four, and eventually give partner a ruff. I considered this too, but pard's diamond honors are finessable (assuming declarer plays the suit that way). I'd be worried we'd be picking off pard's Jx of trump with a trump lead. Its hard to tell what the bigger risk is. I'm not sure we can ever diagnose the need for a club ruff, unless dummy flops with 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I'm not sure we can ever diagnose the need for a club ruff, unless dummy flops with 5.Yes, you're right - with declarer probably 3433, a club switch would be appropriate only if dummy had five. I seem to be having trouble with counting up to 13 at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Top spade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 This would really have to be posted in a forum for anything but a spade to be possible. If you are thinking of a club to give partner a ruff later there, you can always shift at trick 2. Can't wait to see why something else was right. Clayton!?!?! Josh - look at your hand again. Where are our spades tricks going? You lose the option to switch to whichever suit looks better at trick 2 (club king, diamond king, club ruff, even a trump can be right), and all for what, to fish out partner's diamond queen? What if partner is 2-1 in the majors and you lose your spade ruff? I often don't lead AK when it doesn't look right in fact, but I am not seeing at all why it isn't right here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 i like a small trump/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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