ArtK78 Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Matchpoints. No one vulnerable. You hold: xxxxxJ98xx9xx The opponents bidding, with LHO as dealer: 1♥ - 1♠3♥ - 4NT5♠* - 6♠ *2 key cards with trump queen (hearts are trump). Your lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 xxx is awful, need tricks ASAP, RHO has heart shortness, LHO's short could be anywhere but more likelly in diamonds than clubs, so clubs is perhaps better in order to find partner with a magical ♣K onside and a trump trick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted December 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 That was pretty much what I was thinking when I chose a club as my opening lead. Not a great success. The full hand (the small spots may not be accurate): [hv=pc=n&s=s73h742dj9852c932&w=shaqjt63dk3cajt64&n=sq942h85daqt4cq75&e=sakjt865hk9d76ck8]399|300[/hv] So, instead of playing the cold 6♥ by West, they chose to play 6♠ by East and gave me a chance to find the winning diamond lead for a 2 trick set! But I led a club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_20686 Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 That was pretty much what I was thinking when I chose a club as my opening lead. Not a great success. The full hand (the small spots may not be accurate): [hv=pc=n&s=s73h742dj9852c932&w=shaqjt63dk3cajt64&n=sq942h85daqt4cq75&e=sakjt865hk9d76ck8]399|300[/hv] So, instead of playing the cold 6♥ by West, they chose to play 6♠ by East and gave me a chance to find the winning diamond lead for a 2 trick set! But I led a club. Isnt this still one off for a huge board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted December 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Isnt this still one off for a huge board?No. Declarer played the ♣10 at trick one, which was allowed to hold (covering the ♣10 doesn't help). A club to the K was followed by the AK of spades. The ♥K was overtaken by the A and the ♣A was played, bringing in the suit (declarer pitching a diamond). Now declarer played a club from the table. My partner ruffed in with the ♠Q as declarer through away his last diamond. Even if my partner ruffs with the ♠9, it merely postpones the inevitable, as declarer overruffs and plays a heart to dummy, throwing away his diamond loser on the last club or a high heart as partner ruffs in with his ♠Q. Somewhat unlucky that it doesn't go down even after the club lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_20686 Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 Thenk you just got a bit unlucky here, cannot expect a good 5 card side suit from the 3H bidder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 C or D, really a toss-up. But club probably better, as a singleton diamond might be lurking. Not to be this time, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted December 9, 2011 Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 IMO C is just clearly better than D and its not close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricK Posted December 10, 2011 Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 C or D, really a toss-up. But club probably better, as a singleton diamond might be lurking. Not to be this time, though.These were my thoughts too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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