Free Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 I found this hand difficult to find a good lead. What's your choice and what's your reasoning? Any difference between MP and imp scoring? [hv=pc=n&s=skt42hk432dq8ck75&d=w&v=0&b=8&a=pp2np3c(regular Stayman)p3s(4/5!s)p3nppp]133|200[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billw55 Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 eh, I guess I'll try a club. If partner has them, great. If not, then chances are decent that I have not given anything away. Unfortunately I will probably have to lead from this hand a couple more times, and I'm not really looking forward to it. Unless of course that club works out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kungsgeten Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 I'm thinking about the queen of diamonds. Chances are that is partner's suit (if he has one), and I do not really like leading away from the kings. Tough descision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinksy Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Either minor looks plausible. Slightly lead towards the Q♦, since if declarer has AK he might play to drop it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wank Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 yes i'd go for the q of d. there's nothing more joyous than dummy coming down with ktxx opposite ax and declarer finesses on the 2nd round and gets cut off from dummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 I'm thinking about the queen of diamonds. Chances are that is partner's suit (if he has one), and I do not really like leading away from the kings. Tough descision!Just because you don't like to underlead kings you shouldn't make suicide leads instead. Doubleton queen is one of the worse leads, probably the worse lead from a single honnor. I would lead a club myself, the spade holding asks for passivity. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 agree ♦Q is not on my radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 I hate the ♦Q lead so much, I'd rather lead ♦8. But a low club just looks normal to me. Less likely to cost than a diamond, and more likely to set up tricks. (Even if we do set up diamond tricks, partner may have no entry to take them.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 [hv=pc=n&s=skt42hk432dq8ck75&d=w&v=0&b=8&a=pp2np3c(regular Stayman)p3s(4/5!s)p3nppp]133|200|Free asks "I found this hand difficult to find a good lead. What's your choice and what's your reasoning? Any difference between MP and imp scoring?" It's hard to guess what to do. As Cherdano says, given your strength, it's unlikely that partner can run his suit, even if you set it up. So I rank ...1. ♠2. Hope partner has a ♠ honor.2. ♦Q. Might be better at MPs.3. ♣5. Could work if partner has 6 or 7 of them. 4. ♥2. [/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomSac Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 I would lead a heart, surprised it is so hated here. K432 is unlikely to cost a trick and we are leading through the length which is good. Could not agree more with fluffys comment though. I see a heart and a club as the only options fwiw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMoe Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 ♣5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Reading PhamtomSac's reply made me reconsider a heart lead and I just found a psicological aspect I found interesting. Since we know dummy has 4 hearts it is easy for me to picture full scenarios, some of them very ugly. In my mind the club just leads into a big (?) cloud becaus eI have no idea, and I lack of info to generate samples. That's why I like clubs more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kungsgeten Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Thank you both PhantomSac and Fluffy for the comments about the ♦Q lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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