jdeegan Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 :ph34r: ♦ or ♣ Leading the ♥ is out since it could roll up the suit. A ♠ is nearly as bad, if not worse. RHO has the ♠ ace and 22+ HCP - so, leading around into the possible wheel is BAD, esp. when I have FIVE ♠. Neither opponent has advertised a long suit other than ♥, so a passive defense should be OK. Leading a ♠, I would be playing pard for the ♠ queen plus an entry - if the entry is an ace, then they have only 31 HCP. If it is an offside king (probably the ♦ king) then what's the hurry? RHO has a balanced hand. Wait on the ♠ trick and hope for the best. ♥ and ♠ leads are clear errors, but I don't see too much to choose between the other two suits. On the actual hand, the ♠ was the ONLY lead to allow the contract to make. im sorry maybe i didnt understand were you looking for advice or looking forward to lecturing the whole forums? either way is fine but it's usually better if you pre-alert. :D Sry. Next time I will pre-alert. Just trying to gauge the quality of commentators. It seems they are well-read, but not very well-educated. ♠ leaders might consider buying Mike Lawrence's CD's on bidding and play for a few hundred bucks. One of them teaches about opening leads. You learn a checklist to consider which includes evaluating the auction, counting the outstanding HCP's, etc. Why spent the time to pursue a hobby unless you know what you are doing? whats with all the smiley faces followed by insulting a ton of players who (you would think) have reasons for their plays? btw no one cares what the result on the hand was, that is completely irrelevant. run a sim, maybe someone will listen. i couldn't care less whether best play results in a contract going down. i'm interested in playing best bridge. :D Trust me, bubba, my smiley faces are NOT laughing with you. Curious how thin-skinned some bridge players seem to be, esp. when that is so detrimental when it comes to playing a good game. Actually, I really think my analysis of the lead problem in question was pretty good. Mike Lawrence's CD lessons would improve the game of many of the people who post here. But, as you may have begun to realize, none of this was really the purpose of this excercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Where do I send in my $20 for the lesson series? Seriously, wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I have more cats fwiw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 ♥cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gwnn Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 hm is that a cat with a hockey stick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 New mission, all forums participants must change their avatars to a cat. Who's with me! PS I'm a dog person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 PS I'm a dog person.I can tell :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 New mission, all forums participants must change their avatars to a cat. Who's with me! PS I'm a dog person. I'm in ldo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Pussy cat army FTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 New mission, all forums participants must change their avatars to a cat. Will this do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 to a cat? I am a FluffyDog!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 New mission, all forums participants must change their avatars to a cat. Who's with me! PS I'm a dog person. Prize to best cat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Define "best." In avatar form? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 also, lol'd at pooltuna's catfish. genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleBerg Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Cannot believe I made it first! Just trying to gauge the quality of commentators. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Pooltuna (for once), gnasher, oleberg are all clever. I figured since I work in finance/casino I should be a fat cat. Any takers for the siamese cats from Lady and the Tramp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 In before Garfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleBerg Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Pooltuna (for once), gnasher, oleberg are all clever. I figured since I work in finance/casino I should be a fat cat. Any takers for the siamese cats from Lady and the Tramp?Thank you. This one isn't taken either: http://images.google.dk/imgres?imgurl=http...%26tbs%3Disch:1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Pooltuna (for once), gnasher, oleberg are all clever. I figured since I work in finance/casino I should be a fat cat. Any takers for the siamese cats from Lady and the Tramp?Thank you. This one isn't taken either: http://images.google.dk/imgres?imgurl=http...%26tbs%3Disch:1http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/5158/donotwantj.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 [hv=d=e&v=b&s=sk10754h10d752c9843]133|100|Scoring: IMP2♣-P-2♦-P2NT-P-3♦-P4♥-P-5♦-P6♥-P-P-P :D Playing IMP pairs against world class opponents. Match is close. Teammates are good pair.[/hv] IMO ♣ = 10, ♦ = 8, ♠ = 6, ♥ = 5.♦ wasn't doubled by partner, ♥ may pick up partner's Kxx or Qxx, ♠ is attractive but, it may be hard to justify to result-merchant team-mates, if it gives the 12th trick :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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