mike777 Posted July 5, 2008 Report Share Posted July 5, 2008 [hv=d=e&s=st852ha864d963c32]133|100|1NT=P=3NT=PASSOUT[/hv] Your lead and why? From BridgeClubLive and Australian Bridge magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 [hv=d=e&s=st852ha864d963c32]133|100|1NT=P=3NT=PASSOUTYour lead and why?From BridgeClubLive and Australian Bridge magazine.[/hv] IMO ♠x = 10 ♥x = 8, ♥A = 5, ♦x = 2, ♣x = 1.We are more likely to have a combined partnership holding of 7+ cards in a major than in a minor; because RHO is more likely to hold a good 5 card minor than a good 5 card major; and because LHO didn't employ a transfer or Stayman. Anyway The strength is likely to on your right so a ♠ lead is more safe and passive than a ♥. If you judge that you are severely outgunned or declarer may have 9 fast tricks with a long minor in dummy, then you may prefer a more active lead. The ♥ lead requires partner to have only ♥ Kxxxx to be immediately effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Club 2. Most hopeful set is to find partner with AQxxx and declarer with KJx. The 2 might convince delarer to make the safety play of K on second round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Club 2. Most hopeful set is to find partner with AQxxx and declarer with KJx. The 2 might convince delarer to make the safety play of K on second round. lol? I'm gonna guess you're making a joke about newspaper lead problems etc. I would lead a spade all day at MP, and still a spade at imps even though trying to run the first 5 hearts is tempting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Club 2. Most hopeful set is to find partner with AQxxx and declarer with KJx. The 2 might convince delarer to make the safety play of K on second round. lol? I'm gonna guess you're making a joke about newspaper lead problems etc. I would lead a spade all day at MP, and still a spade at imps even though trying to run the first 5 hearts is tempting. Nah! I just stole the idea from Zia's book - he really did lead low from the doubleton and found the layout described - declarer went wrong, "Knowing" it was safe to win the King, LoL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted July 6, 2008 Report Share Posted July 6, 2008 Obvious spade lead at MP, close between spades and hearts at IMPs. My recent partner would of course tell anyone that diamonds are obvious at any form of scoring. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 spade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted July 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 This hand was discussed in Australian Bridge Magazine 2008 in a long article about online cheating.The 2 of clubs was lead, partner won with A and partner shifted to QH from QJT3 which beat the hand. KJTx of clubs and 95 of hearts were in dummy. Later asked for his reason for the lead of 2C the answer was" cannot remember the hand" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtfanclub Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 This hand was discussed in Australian Bridge Magazine 2008 in a long article about online cheating. Do they have the article online? Like to read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 This hand was discussed in Australian Bridge Magazine 2008 in a long article about online cheating.The 2 of clubs was lead, partner won with A and partner shifted to QH from QJT3 which beat the hand. KJTx of clubs and 95 of hearts were in dummy. Later asked for his reason for the lead of 2C the answer was" cannot remember the hand" Preposterous! Why would anyone switch to QJTx at trick two when partner has length and strength in dummy's KJTx suit. :blink: Of course the 2 of clubs is weird but I've seen weirder leads before online, going very bad, stiff jack in declarer's known 9 card fit etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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