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#1 User is offline   Fluffy 

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Posted 2016-June-11, 21:00



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Posted 2016-June-11, 21:08

So responder has 3-4 card .
Leading is out of question.
Leading doubleton suit to find partner when 3 went in front of him does not strike me either.

I lead my whichever is our agreement with this holding.
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Posted 2016-June-11, 21:59

If we assume dummy will have a maximum of 2 spades and 3-4 hearts, there will often be too many diamonds between declarer and dummy to be effective. A heart honor blows a trick too often. I'm leading a club.
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Posted 2016-June-11, 22:28

Never a heart. Probably a club.
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Posted 2016-June-12, 01:48

Forgot to mention it was IMPs, not sure if it would change anyone's mind.
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Posted 2016-June-12, 04:13

View PostFluffy, on 2016-June-12, 01:48, said:

Forgot to mention it was IMPs, not sure if it would change anyone's mind.


Not mine, but obviously the way you talk seems lead was winner, no?.Posted Image
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Posted 2016-June-12, 05:40

With no side entry, if I'm leading a heart, I'm leading a small one (9xxx, Kx, Qx round the table possible), but not sure I'm leading one at all.

I'm trying to hit a pretty narrow target here and many things could be right, I think it's very likely partner has no more than 3 diamonds, but that doesn't look like it's going anywhere, maybe the best shot is that partner who has more high cards than I do for potential entries has say AQ10xx over one of the honours to 3 in the dummy and a stop to prevent them cashing 9. I think 5 clubs in his hand is quite likely, and I have an ace to pump another through.
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Posted 2016-June-12, 07:04

low heart
"definitely that's what I like to play when I'm playing standard - I want to be able to bid diamonds because bidding good suits is important in bridge" - Meckstroth's opinion on weak 2 diamond
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Posted 2016-June-12, 07:40

Bridge is difficult as it is and defence even more. Imps, so we must defeat the contract. Now there is a simple rule, if we do not know what to lead we lead longest and strongest. Can be wrong can be makestart can be overtricks, but at least partner knows what I am doing. In this case I thin k I can afford the jack.
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Posted 2016-June-12, 08:06

View PostFluffy, on 2016-June-11, 21:00, said:


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I rank
  • = à défaut de mieux. Agree with Mr Ace.
  • J = agressive.
  • x = ditto.
  • = especially effective if partner forgot to double 3.
  • = board was placed in center-forward position.

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Posted 2016-June-12, 08:18

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Posted 2016-June-12, 08:36

View Postnige1, on 2016-June-12, 08:06, said:

I rank
  • = à défaut de mieux. Agree with Mr Ace.
  • J = agressive.
  • x = ditto.
  • = especially effective if partner forgot to double 3.
  • = board was placed in center-forward position.



Yes partner can double 3 some of the time it's right, but they are a) averse to playing 3 doubled or redoubled when they may have 5 clubs and a 9 count but partner could easily have none and a zero count b) wanting a club lead against 3N, but not necesarily against 4M in which dummy has already shown interest.
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Posted 2016-June-13, 15:36

View PostCyberyeti, on 2016-June-12, 08:36, said:

Yes partner can double 3 some of the time it's right, but they are a) averse to playing 3 doubled or redoubled when they may have 5 clubs and a 9 count but partner could easily have none and a zero count b) wanting a club lead against 3N, but not necesarily against 4M in which dummy has already shown interest.


Yes, there are risks attached to doubling 3 on moderate club suits, but surely partner would double on the holding you cited in your previous post, AQ10xx.
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Posted 2016-June-13, 22:47

Things seem to be sitting nicely for declarer so I think I will introduce some feigned risk - I lead the 5 of diamonds (if 4th best), trying to suggest a 5-card suit.
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Posted 2016-June-14, 02:05

Timo is right, heart was the winner, dummy had 9xx, declarer KQ
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Posted 2016-July-02, 08:06

View PostFluffy, on 2016-June-11, 21:00, said:



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small heart is by far the best chance to beat the contract, declarer may have KQ dub or honor dub with dummy 4 small. anything else is too remote.
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