Hanoi5 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Your non-vulnerable opponents bid: 1NT-2♣2♦-7NT While you hold: ♠J72♥T4♦7542♣J764 Suddenly you realize it's your lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 non-commiting diamond :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 ♦5, hoping that this doesn't pickle an honor in pard's hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Looking at the vote options, some ♦ seems best... I'd lead ♠J however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleBerg Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Non-systematic diamond. Not something I normally go for, but it looks like the type of hand, where partner will know what to retain. It's a little optimistic, but maybe it could send declarer astray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dake50 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Was responder intending 7M if Stayman fit? But now 7NT? Really? I'm seeing dust in the air. Feeling like a 5 or 7 hand. Still I can't picture a best lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petergreat Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I choose a club because statistically it's the most unlikely suit that partner has honours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I'd lead ♠JI choose a clubHow about ♥4, to make sure we've covered all the possible ways of letting through a no-play contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I choose a club because statistically it's the most unlikely suit that partner has honours. Yeah, that looks brilliant when partner started with Qx. Declarer loves that when he has K10x and dummy has A98x. One of my friends and partners tried an interesting club lead in a situation just like this. 7NT was the contract. I had Qx. Although, it was even sexier. Partner decided to lead second-best, to be tricky. Declarer had K103 and Dummy held A752. I held Q8. Partner led 9 from J964. If I play the 8, Declarer wins the 10, cashes the King to drop my Queen, and then uses the A7 to take care of partner's J6. If I play the Queen, Declarer wins the King to lead the 10, covered by the Jack and smothering my 8. Declarer then crosses back to lead the 3 through partner's 6-4 into Dummy's 7-5. Declarer started with 11 tricks and NO play for 13 without bringing in clubs for four tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 ♦, wtp. I don't mean wtp as in 'this is clearly going to work', but 'this is clearly the most likely to work' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Diamond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 diamond, and I make the systemic lead, because on these hands, it is often more important to let partner know declarer's shape than it is to tell declarer how diamonds are behaving. Partner knows I hold no high card, so he needs to know how he should defend. My second choice is the sexy spade J... hoping for something like AQ9x opposite Kxx... had declarer shown 4 spades, and responder bid notrump, I'd want to be able to lead the 10 from J10x for the reverse reasoning, but that is another issue for another hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akhare Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Your non-vulnerable opponents bid: 1NT-2♣2♦-7NT While you hold: ♠J72♥T4♦7542♣J764 Suddenly you realize it's your lead. ♦2 -- hoping not to solve a two way guess for declarer in the suit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Looking at the vote options, some ♦ seems best... I'd lead ♠J however. Yes, isn't this the killer lead so opener finesses the T? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Systemic diamond. I'd never lead ♠J from JTxx with at least a couple of reasonable alternatives, so I'd not expect that to work against a thinking declarer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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