DrDouble Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 I know it is standard to lead the highest doubleton in defence, but does this apply to Kx where x is not an honor. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Yes. If you are going to lead from Kx it is normal to lead the king. This potentially unblocks the suit -- for example if partner has AQxx you can cash the first three tricks this way, whereas leading low you could not do so. However, usually leading from Kx is not really the best suit to lead (unless partner bid the suit of course) and it might be advisable to look for a different suit to attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Yes, this is the standard treatment, and even people who lead low from doubletons would lead the K from Kx for the reasons Adam stated... Kx leads are trivial. Against Notrump however I find that often they work in auctions where both opponents have denied a 4 card major, because you will almost always hit partner's 5 card suit, and if you have very little points with no entries it's usually better to establish partner's suit than your own becuase you will have no entry to get in and run the suit, even if you have some points it's still often best to set up partner's suit. Against suits you are obviously looking for a ruff, so you will usually want a trump entry before lead the King from Kx. There are other times when it is right, but these are the main situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Anybody leads the Honour from Honour x when he must lead the suit.But not anybody leads high from a doubleton. There are millions out there who lead low, depnending on their leading agreements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 You lead small from Kx against a slam when dummy bid the suit and you want to force a round-one guess for all the marbles. Otherwise, duh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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