wyman Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 [hv=pc=n&s=skqt963hk9853d4c9&d=w&v=n&b=12&a=1cp1d1s2cp3nppdpprppp]133|200[/hv]Your lead? Is it automatic? If not, what else are you considering? (This was played at MP, but I suspect it makes little difference.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Spade Q. I considered a heart, and a club as well. But I don't think partner could have so many hearts (especially top ones) that he's doubling for a heart lead, and if a club is called for, it (almost surely) can't hurt to lead a spade first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 X to me says "lead your suit" so 10♠. I wouldn't have started from here though as I'd have bid 2♦ rather than 1♠ to show ♠/♥ with longer ♠ by our methods. That gives an interesting lead problem after the X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raivis Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Automatic ♣9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 X to me says "lead your suit" so 10♠. I wouldn't have started from here though as I'd have bid 2♦ rather than 1♠ to show ♠/♥ with longer ♠ by our methods. That gives an interesting lead problem after the X. 2D would be natural for us, for better or for worse. I could have bid 2N, but I don't consider bidding 1S here that strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 2D would be natural for us, for better or for worse. I could have bid 2N, but I don't consider bidding 1S here that strange.Yeah, my methods are odd, not yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 club 9 p cant depend on us have such a marvelous spade suit but they can see if they have marvelous clubs (and an outside entry). OR in a slightly more gambling mode something like AQJ of clubs 2 small spades and maybe another card hoping to use club entries to lead spades through rho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 When dummy has shown a 6-card suit, I don't think double asks me to lead that suit. It just says that he thinks the contract is going down because his cards are well placed. I'd lead [sP}K, which will probbaly hold the trick, and then decide what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 What gnasher said. Maybe it's possible RHO has Jxxx in spades and partner has doubled with Ax to make sure I lead one but probably the double is just to increase the penalty since they have bid a thin game and suits are breaking very badly for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poky Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Heart.Partner forbid the spade lead, probably has a singleton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 I led a high spade, also. By the way, why the K and not the standard Q (not that it makes a difference here)? [hv=pc=n&s=skqt963hk9853d4c9&w=sa7hqt6d9cajt8542&n=s8hj72djt652ckq76&e=sj542ha4dakq873c3&d=w&v=n&b=12&a=1cp1d1s2cp3nppdpprppp&p=sqsas8s2d9dtdad4dkh9c2d2dqh5c4d5d8s3c5djckc3c9cah6h2hah3d7s6s7d6d3h8c8h7h4hkhthjskhqc6s4stctc7sjs5s9cj]399|300[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbradley62 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 ♠Q should be automatic. The hand sure is harder for declarer if p doesn't cover the ♦9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 By the way, why the K and not the standard Q (not that it makes a difference here)?Because where I come from ♠K is standard from that holding. Having seen the play, I'm surprised that you're so concerned about the opening lead. The main problem seems to have been partner's play of ♦10 at trick two, which is a bit of a shocker. If he plays low, I don't think declarer can make it, even double-dummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Because where I come from ♠K is standard from that holding. Having seen the play, I'm surprised that you're so concerned about the opening lead. The main problem seems to have been partner's play of ♦10 at trick two, which is a bit of a shocker. If he plays low, I don't think declarer can make it, even double-dummy. The issue was that pard was upset that I didn't lead a club, which he thought the X called for, and after which the defense is basically trivial. Agree wholeheartedly re: the diamond. I don't know how he thought declarer was getting to hand, but he tanked for awhile before putting the 10 in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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