jallerton Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 [hv=pc=n&n=sk7hakq76dq95ct62&d=e&v=0&b=14&a=1d3c(Both%20majors)3h(Clubs)4h4n(Pick%20a%20minor)p6c6hpp7cppp]133|200[/hv] You may or may not agree with your earlier bidding. What is your lead against 7♣? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagles123 Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 I find a heart lead to be a bit pointless, i mean our p has shown the majors and we've bid 4H and then 6H yet they've still commited to grand slam - surely they have a first round heart control. I would probably lead a trump with no real conviction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted March 12, 2014 Report Share Posted March 12, 2014 Maybe Napoleon was right after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 West surely has a spade control for his leap to slam, with no heart control. Thus a spade lead can't be right. West will always get the diamonds right, so he is going to pitch any spade loser he has on dummy's diamonds, so a passive club lead can't be right. I was surprised to learn here, some months ago, that some pretty good players do not take the forcing pass of 6♥ as promising a first round control, so there is some merit in leading a heart, in case East belongs to that school, or is Zia. The alternative is a diamond, hoping for a ruff. If one was leading a diamond, it would be the 9, in a futile attempt to deny the Q. Partner wouldn't be doubling the only contract he can beat. I do have an awful lot of clubs for this, but so far I am placing partner with a working 4 count, so maybe he has the freak that warrants his action: Jxxxxx Jxxxxx void x. That's what I am going to play for....if the heart was cashing, well done opps. If a black suit was right, well, I'm not good enough to work it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 [hv=pc=n&n=sk7hakq76dq95ct62&d=e&v=0&b=14&a=1d3c(Both%20majors)3h(Clubs)4h4n(Pick%20a%20minor)p6c6hpp7cppp]133|200|You may or may not agree with your earlier bidding. What is your lead against 7♣? [/hv] ♥ = 10, ♠ = 9, ♣ = 8 ♦ = 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Molyb Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 ♥A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2005 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Unless opp planning a heist they have ♥ void and Ace♠ or void. So will play A♥ as a safe lead and maybe they got confused as to who was promising ♥ void. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Dummy has show 6-3 in the minors, and heart void, so 4063. Declarer will then be something like 2227 or 2317 probably with ♠A and good clubs We need to tap dummy to beat the hand, hoping partner has ♦J 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 I'm not sure what's going on, and I suspect no-one across the table knows as well. So I'll just lead the bureaucratic heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Maybe Napoleon was right after all.It is better to be lucky than good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 "God is on the side of the big battalions" might be more appropriate. I think I would have saved, which is probably only 800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLow21 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I don't see any reason to deviate from the normal lead here. If they can take 13 tricks while a different lead sets them, I will be upset but also know that I did the best I could with the info I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jallerton Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 This was the full deal. [hv=pc=n&s=sqj6542hjt542dj7c&w=sa983h3d8caqj9875&n=sk7hakq76dq95ct62&e=sth98dakt6432ck43]399|300[/hv] At the table, North found the winning lead of a top heart, gaining his side 8IMPs rather than losing 15, when the other room played 6♥x off two. Well done to those of you who duplicated this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broze Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Apparently Geir Helgemo does not read these forums.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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