pclayton Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 (edited) LHO.....RHO1♦.....1N2N.....3N 1♦ is precision - 11-15 - might be short1N is 8-11 What is your lead? In a few days, I'll post my answer and another question on the continuation of the defense. (Weird - had the hand in a matrix and it doesnt show up): ♠AQT9, ♥8x, ♦ Qxx, ♣K7xx Edited October 19, 2004 by pclayton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 i don't see any cards to choose from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 A of S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flame Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 A♠ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnszsun Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 I lead T of spade in case dummy has Jxx, declarer has Kxx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helium Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Q of spades:)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xx1943 Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 After this bidding and no 5-carder I think, they have nothing to spare, therefore I would choose the passive lead of ♥8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamaco Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 I have also chosen the passive 8♥. They seem to be minimum, let declarer struggle for his 9th trick: with this bidding sequence I won't risk underleading a tenace or K with only a 4 card suit, the potentially wasted trick will not be compensated by developing a long trick in the suit.If I held a 5th spade, a spade lead would be my choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 ♥8... while the ♠Q could be a good shot had the nt bidder been on my left, i'm not crazy about it when he's on the right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamaco Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 ♥8... while the ♠Q could be a good shot had the nt bidder been on my left, i'm not crazy about it when he's on the right Hehe, if the NT bidder were on ur left, you would not be on lead vs No Trump ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 ♥8. Probably a poor lead since we'll need ♠s or ♣s to set this contract, but it was the first thing that came in my mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 mmm, what about a ♣? :-), maybe it isn´t dummy´s suit on this system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Partner has 3 to 5 hcp. I am hoping my club king is behind the ace, and partner's points are worth an entry to his hand. So that is partenrs entry, and my club trick. Now we need three more. Spade ACE is one. It would be nice to take three spade tricks... :-)... So the "trick", if there is one, is to find the lead in spades that works best for us... If spade king is in dummy, lead spade QUEEN... If spade King is on your right, lead the ten. Any reasonable clue? Well RHO has soem heart honors, and I am going to play him for club ACE, and I suspect he has a high diamond or two.. and he is limited to around 15 hcp. So if I give him CLUB ACE, HEART KJ, DIAMOND ACE., the spade king would give him 15. But he might have heart queen instead of jack, he might have two diamond honors, he might have another club honor. I think the odds favor spade king on LEFT, and spade JACK on right... (all I really need is JACK on right).. so I am going to strike a blow for freedom with the creative spade QUEEN opening lead (this always works out badly for me when I do it... so I suspect, as usual, I guess wrong).... Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytoox Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Q of spades:)) I like this lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 ♥8... while the ♠Q could be a good shot had the nt bidder been on my left, i'm not crazy about it when he's on the right Hehe, if the NT bidder were on ur left, you would not be on lead vs No Trump :D what i meant was, had the person who first bid nt been on my left and they then play in another contract, the Q would be a better bet then... that's all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Choice1=Q of SChoice2=t of SChoice3=A of S Could argue for anyone of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted October 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 Well, as the other thread indicated; I led a ♥. If I held 8xx of hearts, I guess the poll would be more for a heart lead, although a lot led it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamaco Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 what i meant was, had the person who first bid nt been on my left and they then play in another contract, the Q would be a better bet then... that's all Hehe was just a silly joke of mine :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cf_John0 Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 ♥8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceptic Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 10 spades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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