olegeorge Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Assume: Matchpoints - common 2/1 - opponents only bid - to a final contract of 2♠ , 3♠ , or 4♠ with a direct bidding sequence that gives you little information about others suits (only other suit bid might be a minor suit opener + 1♠ + further spade bids if opener didn't open 1♠. (This question does not relate to non-standard lead practices, fluke situations, weird exceptions or the like - e.g. "normal") Assume that your hand has: about 5-8 points including: QJx of one minor suit, ♠ = xx, and 4/4 in hearts and the other minor suit. What factors would make you make an opening lead of: 1.) the Queen of the QJ sequence in the minor suit?2.) a trump?3.) one of the other 2 suits - and if so how to choose which one? Please assume that the opponents are reasonably normal, experienced players and your own partnership is similar. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Would never lead QJx of opener's suit. I try not to lead from QJ anyway without the 10; it seems that I always end up hitting K10x(x) in dummy and Axx(x) in declarer's hand. If trumps appear 4-4, I probably lead a trump. If the auction was 1S-2S; 4S or something, I'd probably make a more attacking lead, from say Hxxx of a side suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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