andy_h Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 You hold: xxT98A9xxAJxx RHO is dealer. They are playing 2/1 and have an uncontested auction of:1♠-1NT2♥-3♠4♠ 1NT=Forcing, 3♠= 3 card Limit Raise. What's your lead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicklont Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 ♥10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianshark Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 trump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 A trump. Actually I want to go as passive as possible, and I dont want to help declarer to develop his heart tricks,... ,but instead I help declarer draw trumps. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoTired Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 If hearts were better, it would be a textbook trump lead. Still a trump lead in MHO, but it looks so obvious, that it is probably wrong on this deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted August 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Nar, I didn't intend any trickiness and I thought and still think a trump lead is a stand out lead as well. [hv=d=e&n=sjxxhxxxdqjxcqxxx&w=sqxxhkxxdkxxck97x&e=sakt97haqxxdtxxct&s=sxxht98da9xxcajxx]399|300|[/hv] I was in fact the declarer on this deal. The lead was ♦A and continued won in dummy. Spade to A, club up with Ace popping and another diamond, then a heart through which I won and ran the ♠10 for 1 off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 I would have led ♦A as well. Running the ♠T is quite a position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 I don't understand running the S10. I thought it was a horrible lead problem, and was debating whether to lead the DA or a low club (and this is from someone who almost never underleads an ace). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 (edited) Maybe South has a 1444 with 4 baby hearts - and trying to set up minor suit tricks seems like the best defense. Maybe he had some other reason for leading a diamond. Anyway, running the ♠10 seems to me too big a view to take. *Edit* Oops my example is wrong since you would most likely spot that LHO shows out when you start to run the 10, but the point I was trying to make is unchanged. :) Edited August 21, 2008 by 655321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted August 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Actually I remember something else now. This hand was played amongst friends during a late night, and I didn't give it too much thought for it. After the heart switch I decided to risk playing 2 rounds of hearts ending in hand before deciding what to do with the trump suit. LHO had played H10 and H9 with RHO contributing a small heart and a higher one. I then didn't really understand the DA lead if there may have been other "attractive" leads available, hence I ran the T. I knew I was taking quite a position but thought it was now or never so I gave it a try :) I'm a one who rarely leads unsupported aces that doesn't appear very 'necessary' so maybe someone can enlighten me on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Too big but good type of thought process, you were just wrong in some assumptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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