shevek Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 This is becoming more popular at high levels. My partners want to try it but google didn't do much. Is there an exposition somewhere? A = attitude pleaseBasically, this means "do you have the queen"Don't know whether this style leads to more unattractive leads from Axxx.I guess not. K = count pleaseThat seems good from KQJx, AKxxx (5 or 6) However, as leader with AKxxx, I don't like to commit the defence to a particular signalling path. Q = attitude please. This could be awkward since you need K from KQx to avoid a Bath Coup. So partner encourages with A or J. Fair enough but what of this xxxQJx Txxx AKxxEast might like to encourage here to tell partner declarer doesn't have AKT.But he can't because leader rates to have KQx, etc.Does this mean J from QJx? From KJTx? I've assumed suit contracts. Guess there are variations against notrumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shevek Posted July 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Oops. That should have been"since you need Q from KQx to avoid a Bath Coup" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 How hard did you search? Combining Count and Attitude Signals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Try searching these forums. I wrote a long post on this a year or so ago which generated quite a lot of discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shevek Posted July 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 How hard did you search? Combining Count and Attitude SignalsNot hard enough I guess. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambolino Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 i encountered an interesting position recently. we play A=att, K=CT/UB for Q, Q=CT/UB for J, also J denies i held a strong hand with heart one-suiter and led HQ against 1NT opened and doubled, which was won by decl with ace. when my p was in hand he was unsure whether he should return heart (good if i had KQ10xxx), or side suit (good if i held AQJxxx) to avoid me getting endplayed. now, inferences could be drawn from declarer play and discards but anyway we came to the conclusion that it would be convenient that exception is made to "jack denies" when it is known that attacker is long&strong in the suit led, so that J shows AQJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 K=CT/UB for Q, Q=CT/UB for J How can you ask for attitude with KQ?? Also with KQxx you are stuck to lead the K wich is problematic. Partner might even overtake your K with Ax ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickRW Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 How can you ask for attitude with KQ?? Lead the Q. A lot of the time a Q will not be ambiguous because partner or the dummy has K or J. And partner's attitude is clear enough holding the Ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 I also play A&Q for attitude jsut that Sambolino say that he play we play A=att, K=CT/UB for Q, Q=CT/UB for J, also J denies Wich seems unplayable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 I play against NT that A asks for highest honor/unblock; if no honor, show count. And K asks for attitude. Ace will be often led from suit headed by AKJ. King will be led most likely from suit headed by KQ, so partner will encourage if he holds the J. I find this easier to handle than having A ask for attitude and K for count/unblock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 I play against NT that A asks for highest honor/unblock; if no honor, show count. And K asks for attitude. Ace will be often led from suit headed by AKJ. King will be led most likely from suit headed by KQ, so partner will encourage if he holds the J. I find this easier to handle than having A ask for attitude and K for count/unblock. The reason why we prefer that the K ask for unblock/count instead of the ace its because its hard to lead an ace when you have KQT9x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 I play against NT that A asks for highest honor/unblock; if no honor, show count. And K asks for attitude. Ace will be often led from suit headed by AKJ. King will be led most likely from suit headed by KQ, so partner will encourage if he holds the J. I find this easier to handle than having A ask for attitude and K for count/unblock. The reason why we prefer that the K ask for unblock/count instead of the ace its because its hard to lead an ace when you have KQT9x. I like your attempt at humor even if it was not successful :blink: From a suit headed by KQ109(x) the Q is led, in my methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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