Phil Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 T43AQJ93K8763 You pass as dealer, w/r and decide to show your suits on the 2nd round: pass - 1♥ - pass - 1♠2N - 3♥ - pass - 3N choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2005 Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 Q♦ I expect declarer has K♦ and will duck if they can afford to without 9 tricks at imps. At mp I'm not sure what I would do.Partner may have an entry and seeing dummy or signal from partner may help decide whether to switch and to what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Badger Posted July 17, 2017 Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 The ♦Q looks the natural lead, but as steve2005 rightly says declarer will duck and that may be the end of the defence. In an effort to defeat the contract, I'm more inclined to lead the ♦3. Declarer will be forced to win, and then hope partner has a side entry and another ♦ to defeat the contract. If declarer has K10xx in ♦ then that's just bad luck. Edited (as per Phil's note below): second choice is ♦A, third is ♦Q Postscript: Is it one of those hands where your 2NT bid just makes it easier for declarer to determine the distribution, eliminate the major suits and throw you in ♦s to lead away from the ♣s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2017 For extra credit, please note your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th choices too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAce Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 If I decided to lead ♦ that would be the A, not the Q. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 The winning lead this time was a spade. Partner has ♠AQxx + ♦Txxx and that's it. Our hero found it. However this comes from a player who makes a lot of 'great' leads on BBO and perhaps, not as many IRL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Badger Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 The winning lead this time was a spade. Partner has ♠AQxx + ♦Txxx and that's it. Our hero found it. However this comes from a player who makes a lot of 'great' leads on BBO and perhaps, not as many IRL. A ♠ or a ♥ never entered my mind, let alone the singleton ♠10. Not even worth a Bridgewinners poll; more apposite for Bridgesinners, perhaps? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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