KurtGodel Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 [hv=pc=n&s=sqh98763daq73cj42&d=w&v=0&b=8&a=1hp1sp3hp3sp4sp4np5cp6sppp]133|200|5C = 0/3[/hv]What would you lead if a) you were playing vs. GIB (which seems to think 4♠ here shows 3 card support) b) expert humans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillPatch Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 [hv=pc=n&s=sqh98763daq73cj42&d=w&v=0&b=8&a=1hp1sp3hp3sp4sp4np5cp6sppp]133|200|5C = 0/3[/hv]What would you lead if a) you were playing vs. GIB (which seems to think 4♠ here shows 3 card support) b) expert humans?At matchpoints the answer is easy. I attempt to cash the A of diamonds. Otherwise, declare may draw trump and discard diamonds on the long heart suit to make the overtrick. Will try a low heart at imps, may work on declarer's communications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinksy Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 A♦. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Do GIBs play Lightner doubles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdedo Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 9♥ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 ♦A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamJson Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 AD, before the mice get at it. No doubt in this case it is probably the only lead that let's the contract make, otherwise it wouldn't be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_prah Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 ♦A at all forms of scoring, versus all opponents. Dummy's hearts are likely to take care of declarer's losers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangus Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Gamble on a heart ruff. Lead 9♥so partner ruffs and returns a diamond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 It appears the opps are missing a key card (and we are staring at it) and they did not bother to ask for the trump Q when they easily could have so that means they probably do not care we also have the trump Q. Rho undoubtedly holds a dia control but that should be irrelevant to our thinking since the heart suit should provide plenty of parking spaces for losers. dia A not only because I think it will go away if we do not take it but if p can eke out J9x of spades taking a dia trick might be our only chance of setting this. I m unconcerned with finding a heart void with partner since no lightner x. I would do this at both MP and IMPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_20686 Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 Seems clear to lead the diamond A to me. So likely when you have 5 low hearts that declarers losers are about to go away on the AKQJT of hearts. Partner didnt double 5c and partner didnt make a lightner double, so leading a heart or a club would be a bit superflous if you trust your partner, so diamond A it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillPatch Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 I am not certain I should trust my partner. Perhaps with his heart void he has figured the hearts will run(the finesse would have been onside if necessary)and wonder if a double would only drive the opponents to a making 6NT. Perhaps I should signal high on the heart lead. I don't want to make the position obvious if declarer still has a losing play when there isn't a heart ruff. Since opener has 3 rather than 0 key cards, and the key card held by responder is usually in his long trump suit; I expect 95% of the time it will be obvious to partner which non-trump A I might have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovera Posted September 8, 2015 Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 What are you talking seems to me like "a greek chorus" that "singing" represented what will be happened in futures scenarios (of rappresented tragedy). If a problem had to be we could consider all data that are in post #1 becoming from author of topic KurtGodel untill ...humans. Such as what means GIB (which seems to think 4♠ here shows 3 card support) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtGodel Posted September 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 After the hand I realised that I should have led A♦, but I just wanted to know how clear it was. As it happened we had a trump trick (p had JTx of trumps), which is why I mention GIB's strange beliefs. Leading the ace of diamonds takes it 2 off, as you can now switch to a club through dummy's tenace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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