kfay Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 [hv=d=e&v=n&s=sq9xhj10dq98xxcqxx]133|100|Scoring: IMP1♣ P 1♥ 2♠3♣ P 3♦ P 3♥ 3♠ 3NT P6♣ ALL PASS[/hv] Get it right and you're in the overalls and a life master. Get it wrong and you're 1VP short of scratching and still a non-LM chump (apologies to Arend). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMor Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Since you present this as a problem, the answer must be don't lead a Spade. It sounds like the dummy is short in Clubs since it bid Hearts, Diamonds, and showed a Spade stopper. Since both opps bid Hearts any losers there aren't going away. Must be a low Diamond by elimination. Am I a life master now ? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 I'll lead a spade. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be almost a LM if I regularly/randomly not lead partner's suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Can't find a good reason to make an aggressive lead here. Small spade for me (not close to making LM). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 i don't understand my delayed 3♠ call... why am i letting them talk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkdood Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Really afraid that dummy has KJxx of spades and declarer none with A?? of diamonds, and a spade lead sets up a diamond pitch. Now do we lead a diamond to break up a squeeze (and another when in with club trick?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkdood Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Time for the reality answer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 I would lead a diamond - I wouldn't want to become LM after bidding like this ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted August 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Have to lead a ♦ Hands, to my recollection, were: [hv=n=sk10xxxxhqxxdkxcxx&w=sajxhaxxxxxdaj10xc&e=sxhkxdxxcakj10xxxx&s=sq9xhj10dq98xxcqxx]399|300|[/hv] In regards to the bidding, I was playing with a friend of mine who, earlier in the day when I had raised her preempt, raised me to game. I didn't want that confusion this time, even though I'd let her know that this isn't an invite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Hi, #1 Any reason, why I bid 3S in a delayed mode?#2 What do we know, about openers hand, assuming 3C to be forcing, which is not 100% clear, he has 6 clubs, 3 hearts, he does not care about (?!) about the partners wastage in wastage in spade. And unless I am completly mistaken, he intended to bid 6C after partner responded with 1H, at least for me, partners bids did not promise add. strength. Hence he opened a gameforcing one suiter with 1C, fine, but problematic if he all needs for slams is wastage in spade. What do I make of this? I dont think, that opener knows, what he is doing, hence I am leading a spade. I could have shortened the argument above, partners suit and all, but ... With kind regardsMarlowe PS: Seeing the actual hand, 3D did promise add. strength, but certainly not this much, hence my conclusion, that opener did notknow, what he was doing, was nevertheless right.Sometimes they get lucky and you loose, most of the time you win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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