bridgeboy Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Teams, All vul,You hold: KxxKT7xQK8xxx You pass as dealer. LHO Opens 3D. RHO bids 3NT. Your lead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytoox Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 I lead Club. This is longest though not strongest suit. At least the requirement for pd is min. He needs "ONLY" CAQ. For major lead to succeed, you need not only AQ, but also pd has long holding in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 ♣X , 4th best I dont see a better choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 i think the 3nt bidder has Kx(x) of diamonds and is looking to run 7 of them... i'd lead a low spade (if i was weaker i'd lead the ♠K) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyot Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 low club is most promising. There are a lot of working combinations - some for 5 immediate tricks, some for developing of clubs. (The 3NT bidder might have QJxx-KQJ-Kxx-Axx or the like...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 small ♥, leading 2nd longest suit has payed off a lot for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 Low heartThat Ten is a big card... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 It appears we will have to have our side 4 tricks ready to run when partner gets in with his presumed diamond stopper - presuming declarer really does have his bid and all the outstanding Aces. If partner can furnish the Qxx or Qxxx of hearts that isn't going to be enough. In clubs, he will need QJxx. Unlikely. However, he may hold a 5 card spade suit. What would he need? QJxxx would do it if the spades behave...There is also the chance that partner holds Q108xx with the 9x in dummy or the Q109xx spades or even Q109x and the J8x of hearts. As in this envisioned hand the J of spades will always be with the A in declarer's hand, I lead a low spade. If partner holds Q109x and the heart J8x, he will need to be on his toes and switch to the 8 of hearts after winning the first spade. A strange hand where you are actually trying to set up the long suit in the weaker hand instead of vice versa. Winston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 We hav ea 5 card uunbid suit, where is the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdulmage Posted August 22, 2005 Report Share Posted August 22, 2005 fourth best ♣ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klozetia Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 I think with 3 diamonds RHO tried to seek little slam, I feel sie better on 3NT when I keep some points in secret. Is good chance our parnter has 3rd honor in diamonds so i will try lead in type "cutting" Q♦ Maybe is total defeat but i feel better when I do not leading under strong hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 A very sage bridge pro castigated me once for not leading what the Maker Himself provided; "a decent 5 card suit and entries". No matter what RHO holds, lead to set up your suit and set the contract. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klozetia Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 A very sage bridge pro castigated me once for not leading what the Maker Himself provided; "a decent 5 card suit and entries". No matter what RHO holds, lead to set up your suit and set the contract. ;) But i not had on minds safe lead or making on my hands good suit-cards because I wanted to avoid additionally just this in bonus but first priority is cut him and destroy comunication. From only one hand his play will be much easly for me and i have big chance my aa honors can take trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Bridgeboy, could you post the history of the hand plz? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgeboy Posted August 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Okie.. here is the full hand:[hv=n=sxxxhxxdkjtxxxxca&w=skxxhktxxdqck8xxx&e=sqtxhqxxdaxxcjtxx&s=saj9xhaj9xdxxcq9x]399|300|[/hv] At the table, I chose a small H lead after some thought... regretted it once dummy came down :D In the postmortem, there were comments for an 'obvious' club lead.. judging from this poll.. i think they are right, club lead should stand out.. hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryFisch Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 Give me AK in a case like this (except in dummy's suit) and I'll probably play one of them to have a look at dummy. I'd also play A from AQJx here, for the same reason. Keep the lead in my hand, get a look at dummy, get two chances, since declarer might have 9 or more cashing with the long suit in dummy. In this case, though, gotta go with 4th best club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 When the opponents bid this irrationally I always get confused - how did South expect to find 9 tricks opposite: xx, xx, KQJxxxx, xx? I will defend to the death my right to made a well-judged lead against a silly contract - if I try to guess which opps are nuts and which are sane I'll end up going nuts in the process. Winston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 I still lead a low heart and, frankly, I don't think its close. 3N with a running suit should defended a lot differently than a 1N - 3N auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 im curious why is a heart best and its not even close? I would lead a club trying for 5 clubs or 4 clubs and a trick. With a heart even if you run the suit or even if they only have one stopper you may just get 3 hearts and a trick or 4 hearts. I think statements like "its not even close" might at least be backed up by some reasoning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 At the table, I chose a small H lead after some thought... regretted it once dummy came down :P In the postmortem, there were comments for an 'obvious' club lead.. judging from this poll.. i think they are right, club lead should stand out.. hehe ***** happens... In this case, the opponents got luckyNext time you'll lead a club and find that you needed to kill a heart entry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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