ewj Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 [hv=d=e&s=sj9843hqxxdkqxct9]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] 1♣ on your right, you bid 1♠, LHO doubles and partner bids 4♠.Rho bids 5♣ and LHO bids 6♣. What's your lead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 boring ♦K for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 I will try a spade. Alternatively, I could save declarer all the work of elimination and endplay, by just leading the diamond king so he can claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 you bid 1♠ :o ... now that we're here, I guess I lead a trump. With the double it seems too easy for ♦AJ or AT to hit in dummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 1♣ on your right, you bid 1♠ No I don't. Spade lead for me. K♦ seems to cater to partner holding a trump trick or the ♥J. I'd rather mask my diamond holding and try to take two tricks there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Dealer: East Vul: ???? Scoring: IMP ♠ J9843 ♥ Qxx ♦ KQx ♣ T9 1♣ on your right, you bid 1♠, LHO doubles and partner bids 4♠.Rho bids 5♣ and LHO bids 6♣. What's your lead?unless I have managed to create the impression in RHO that I might have underled the ♥A I also lead the ♦K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 ♦K for me, too. I wouldn't do it, but I have to admit to being curious about what would happen on the lead of the Q. Ditto Phil by the way, with respect to the overcall. I pass 1♣. But if the person who overcalled drops dead after the auction, and I have to fill in to make the lead, it's a diamond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerE Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 I'm gonna try a ♥x. ♦ seems like the textbook lead (never a spade!), but if declarer wants to play for split honors in ♦ I don't want to let him off it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 I agree with a NV 1♠. V I would pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilgan Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Ditto a few on not overcalling 1♠, regardless of vuln for me. I'd probably lead a trump. K♦ also seems reasonable. Not sure how a heart could be right, and many ways it could be a disaster (Jx opposite AKxx for example). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohitz Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Will lead a club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 King of diamonds and I passed first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleBerg Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 ♦K without much thought. Hearts might soon be running. I'd be tempted to bid 1♠ at favourable, but would refrain unless I really wanted to try and mess things up. (For one side or the other.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrote Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Obviously, if spades are 2-2 we need to lead a spadeIf declarer has one spade we must take partner's ace of spades before it disappears on hearts and wait for our diamond trick when LHO has AKJx hearts. I'm struggling to find a hand where a diamond is right - you need partner to have a top heart(seriously unlikely - LHO bids slam missing KQ KQ in his suits?) preventing declarer throwing his diamond away AND assuming this won't allow declarer to establish diamonds to throw a heart when dummy has AJxx f/e. Not to forget ofc all the hands when you give the diamond suit away. A heart is bizare - you need partner to have the K and probably the J or 10 (declarer can run it round to his J or 10 and then throw his diamond away)A passive club seems pointless with KQ Q in the slot. spade FTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulLanier Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 It sounds like declarer is ready for a spade lead. Partner and both opps appear to be bidding on lots of distributional points, since I hold 8 HCP and opps are at 6 level with partner supporting spades. So, I lead a trump (the 10), and if I get in with the diamond K, I expect to lead another trump. Diamond K lead will hurt if RHO holds J and pard holds the 10.Regards, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 tks, Scrote, for explaining why I led a spade instead of a club - in case the opps' bidding is shakey, the spade gives some additional chances and I am sure they have enough trumps not to be threatened by a trump lead. I just led a spade because it was closest to my right thumb. Opening leads are not my forte. I might have chosen a different username, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 ♦K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilgan Posted December 11, 2009 Report Share Posted December 11, 2009 I'm struggling to find a hand where a diamond is right - you need partner to have a top heart(seriously unlikely - LHO bids slam missing KQ KQ in his suits?) preventing declarer throwing his diamond away AND assuming this won't allow declarer to establish diamonds to throw a heart when dummy has AJxx f/e. Not to forget ofc all the hands when you give the diamond suit away. A heart is bizare - you need partner to have the K and probably the J or 10 (declarer can run it round to his J or 10 and then throw his diamond away)A passive club seems pointless with KQ Q in the slot. spade FTW. Who said KQ Q are in the slot? Responder didn't guarantee the A of diamonds and AKJ of hearts for his double and raise. He just evaluated his hand and decided slam was the correct bid. K of diamonds is necessary when declarer needs to set up hearts (losing 1 in the process) for diamond discards. One situation might be Axx AKxx xxx Kxx oppositex Jxx Ax AQJT9xx would be one example where we need to lead the diamond now. Amusingly, a heart lead is the only lead that leads to 13 tricks on that layout :( I wimped out and led a trump. Responder might be able to trump something someday, so maybe that will be a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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