mich-b Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 A lead problem from yesterday :(IMPs , good opps) [hv=d=e&v=e&s=sthq72dkjt865ct74]133|100|Scoring: IMP4♠-P-4NT-P5♠-P-6♠-XAll Pass[/hv](5♠ showed 2/5 KeyCards+♠Q) So what do you lead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 If you know it's a lightner double, lead a diamond! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 ♦J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
se12sam Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I suppose the key to this question is: If Opps are good, what kind of hand will use RKCB?And why bid slam without a follow-up 5NT? Is ♠?? ♥A??? ♦AQ10?? ♣A(+K/QJ)xx more likely orIs ♠?? ♥A??? ♦x ♣AKQJxxx more likely? I think 4NT bidder has a solid club (or even heart?) suit is more likely than a very strong 7-9 control hand. With the latter, he may have followed-up with 5NT as well. So, I choose a low club. Hope partner ruffs and can cash his Ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanp Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 If you think partner has the diamond ace and a void you could lead your diamond king. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bid_em_up Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 And why bid slam without a follow-up 5NT? Bidding 5N at this point in the auction indicates an interest in seven. So you would not follow up with 5N for any of the following reasons: 1) You know you are missing one keycard already. 2) You have no interest in seven. 3) Having shown 2 keycards and the queen of trumps, its highly unlikely that the 4S bidder has anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
se12sam Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 If you think partner has the diamond ace and a void you could lead your diamond king.I agree. This is much superior to my suggestion of low club. After all, if partner did have a diamond void, he can ruff the king instead of a low card. And if he has the diamond Ace (dummy singleton etc), we can have a free look at dummy to decide the next lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mich-b Posted March 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 I think 4NT bidder has a solid club (or even heart?) suit is more likely than a very strong 7-9 control hand. se12sam actually got the hand right (almost). Dummy had : ♠6♥J85♦A♣AKQJ8632 Partner had a ♣ void and the ♥ Ace (declarer singleton ♥K). So a low ♣ works, a ♦ doesn't (not even the King, which I agree is the better card to lead). I lead ♦ J, just woodenly selecting my longest suit, but I keep hearing this little voice inside that says I could have done better.... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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