TimG Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 [hv=pc=n&s=sj853ha964dt952cj&d=e&v=0&b=14&a=1cp1dp1sp2cp2np3nppp]133|200[/hv] IMPs. What do you lead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerE Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I try the 10♦. If a heart lead was right this wouldn't have been posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted February 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Is a heart lead obvious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 systemic heart for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 ♦2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 IMO underleading Axxx is never obvious, specially not with a 9. But it is very logical here. ♦10 seems terrible to me unless the 2NT bid promised an unbalanced hand. Given that this is a problem I would lead a spade, but at the table I might just lead a heart without second thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerE Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 Fluffy, it's it quite possible that the diamond layout is something like KJxxx vs xx, where it's important to be able to lead potentially 3 times from my hand? Have to lead the T to make that work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 One thing you learn after a while is you stop worrying so much about thefinal outcome of a hand as long as you and your p both agree you did thebest you could do. In this case we have at least a semi unbalanced lhothat preferred a 1d bid (to a 1h bid if they had 4 hearts) so the likelihood of lho holding 4h is minimal. rho bid 1s over 1d so them having 4h is also miniscule.A heart lead looks like a huge favorite to score at least 2 hearts for your sidewith no guarantees of hitting p with any other lead. Even if a heart is wrong(and there are times it will be this is bridge not chess we do lots of thingsbased in % rather than knowledge) dont worry about it:))))) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerE Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 It's IMPs, not MP. While a heart lead will almost certainly produces 2 tricks for us, where are our other 3 tricks coming from? In fact, on some layouts a heart lead actually blows a trick ... imagine KJT in declarers hand, which isn't that unlikely. 2NT should show a good heart holding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodwinsr Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 I would lead a spade, despite the general undesirability of leading a suit they have bid. On this hand they have bid so many of them! I am not attacking, but leading as passively as I can: it is not as if partner is going to have a long establishable suit with side entries. I am hoping he has three good spades, or at least good enough spades to prevent me from blowing up the suit. I would rate the club jack ahead of any red-suit lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodwinsr Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 P.S. TimG, if you led a spade and I criticized you for it, I retract the criticism! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimG Posted February 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 P.S. TimG, if you led a spade and I criticized you for it, I retract the criticism! I led a red suit and you were critical of that, so you have at least been consistent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 [hv=pc=n&s=sj853ha964dt952cj&d=e&v=0&b=14&a=1cp1dp1sp2cp2np3nppp]133|200| TimG asks "IMPs. What do you lead?" IMO ♥4 = 10, ♦2 = 8, ♠3 = 7, ♦T = 6, ♣J = 4.[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Small H looks obvious to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FM75 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 From the bidding and my hand, I think that our best hope is that they have the unusual 7577 fit, with hearts being our best chance to set. It might be that they have split honors, and if so, hope RHO has just 2 and partner has KJxx and an outside winner. They also might be 7478 and we can run 5 heart tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodwinsr Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 I led a red suit and you were critical of that, so you have at least been consistent! What is it that they say about a foolish consistency? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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