manudude03 Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 [hv=pc=n&s=s9765hat62da8ckj6&n=sakjhq984dkq92c92&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=p1n(12-14)p2cp2hp4hppp]266|200[/hv] How do you play it on a) ♠Q lead? b) ♣A followed by ♣3 (East plays Q then 7)? edit: oops, forgot to mention its MPs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 oddly enough in both cases I would plunk down the heart ace and lead another toward the Q. 1. Both leads are "odd" since each is a unsupported honor.2. In each case it appears that there is a reasonable chance a ruff is impending.3. In case 1 if rho has Kx they can always give their p a spade ruff so the finesse for the J is useless much better to play the Q hoping lho began with Kxx.4. In case 2 once lho plays small to the 2nd heart it appears to be a complete guess since a ruff seems to no longer be a factor. The lead of the club A (trying to give p a ruff) is much more likely when lho is looking at a quick entry and the only plausible quick entry this hand has is the heart K. Once we play the ace and another heart all thought of a ruff disappear and lho plays small hoping to give us a chance to go wrong and finesse for the J they hope p has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2005 Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Both look like shortness leads. had it backwards so I would try leading A♥ and assuming edit west slightly better odds to have longer ♥. With no info or if you don't think lead shows anything it's a coin toss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alok c Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Agreed with gszes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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