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Two lead problems

Poll: Two lead problems (22 member(s) have cast votes)

Lead to hand 1?

  1. AS (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. Small spade (4 votes [18.18%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 18.18%

  3. Small heart (5 votes [22.73%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 22.73%

  4. Diamond (1 votes [4.55%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 4.55%

  5. Small club (3 votes [13.64%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 13.64%

  6. Other (9 votes [40.91%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 40.91%

Lead to hand 2?

  1. Spade honour (6 votes [27.27%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 27.27%

  2. Heart (5 votes [22.73%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 22.73%

  3. Diamond (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. Club (10 votes [45.45%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 45.45%

  5. Other(!) (1 votes [4.55%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 4.55%

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#1 User is offline   Jinksy 

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Posted 2016-August-03, 14:47

If you've seen this before, please don't spoil it :P

Hand 1:





Hand 2




IMP scoring. What do you lead to each and why?
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Posted 2016-August-03, 15:12

I went for other on first one, but I am probably influenced by it being a problem
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Posted 2016-August-03, 15:26

Torn between small ♥ and K♥ on the first one, declarer likely has a stiff heart, but is it large or small ? Might be influenced by how many diamonds and spades opener has shown.

On the second, what system is being played. If weak no trump Acol, are they playing any form of checkback ? do they open 1♥ or 1♦ 4-4 in the reds ?
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Posted 2016-August-03, 18:58

1-Small ♥

2-♠ honor (club is fine too)
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Posted 2016-August-03, 19:16

Hand #1 - going passive -- small ♠.

Hand #2 - ♥. If bidding is correct, partner must have 5+ ♥. Opener could have 4 cards in either round suit, but failure of responder to check back with an invitational hand denies 4 ♥ or 5 ♠.
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Posted 2016-August-04, 02:04

If you want passive lead you shouldn't underlead A10 into declarer's suit, try a diamond instead.
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Posted 2016-August-04, 05:12

 Cyberyeti, on 2016-August-03, 15:26, said:

Torn between small ♥ and K♥ on the first one, declarer likely has a stiff heart, but is it large or small ? Might be influenced by how many diamonds and spades opener has shown.

On the second, what system is being played. If weak no trump Acol, are they playing any form of checkback ? do they open 1♥ or 1♦ 4-4 in the reds ?


I don't know, but I think you can safely assume North has fewer than 4 hearts.
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Posted 2016-August-04, 08:10

 Jinksy, on 2016-August-04, 05:12, said:

I don't know, but I think you can safely assume North has fewer than 4 hearts.


I knew that, but it looked like S can't have 4 either in quite a lot of Acol type systems so partner has 6 and hasn't bid, so likely has 6 not good enough to get anywhere.
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Posted 2016-August-05, 09:20

What are all the 'other' voters on the first board leading?
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Posted 2016-August-06, 00:19

1. ♥K best chance to beat the contract is to find pd with something like Q9xxx or J9xxx
2. ♠K Again, Trying to beat the contract
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Posted 2016-August-11, 16:02

 dboxley, on 2016-August-06, 00:19, said:

1. ♥K best chance to beat the contract is to find pd with something like Q9xxx or J9xxx


Fair enough, although the likely success of this lead depends to some extent on the opponents' system. Did the 1♠ rebid imply an unbalanced hand?

 dboxley, on 2016-August-06, 00:19, said:

2. ♠K Again, Trying to beat the contract


The problem is that a top spade could well be the only lead which allows the contract to make!. Declarer is quite likely to hold ♠A and the jack will often be in dummy.
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