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Opps bid 1NT-3NT and
Partner leads ♠4. Dummy has singleton ♠Q
You have ♠AT53 and you take the Ace and the leader plays the 6.
♠ is the suit to play. What do you return?
- ♠T :
--- Makes it easy for declarer if he had J96
--- Makes it difficult for partner if he had K9742 because he will think declarer started with J865 (certianly at MP's
- ♠3 :
--- This is the normal return?
--- If declarer started with J762 you will only be able to cash 3 tricks.
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(1NT)-(3NT) : AT53
#2 Guest_Jlall_*
Posted 2006-April-27, 18:36
ten of spades, rule #1 of count, don't blow a trick by signalling it. Partner can have K984, so I lead the ten back.
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Posted 2006-April-27, 18:38
well i admit i'd have led the ♠3, so i learned something here
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Posted 2006-April-28, 02:20
luke warm, on Apr 28 2006, 02:38 AM, said:
well i admit i'd have led the ♠3, so i learned something here
While posting I thought it everybody would say to lead small.
Still leading the T can cost if partner has K9742 and he thinks declarer has J8xx.
If Justin says that leading the T is clear then that's of course very convincing, but still I'm not really sure that it is best.
It probably also depends of how much you think that partner has a 5-card. The more probable that seems, the better is a small card.
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Posted 2006-April-28, 03:29
Most books recommend returning the card that was originally 4th best. But of course this recommendation does not supersede common sense. I haven't yet checked this particular situation in detail, but the answer probably depends on the rest of the hand.
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Posted 2006-April-28, 08:14
kgr, on Apr 28 2006, 03:20 AM, said:
Still leading the T can cost if partner has K9742 and he thinks declarer has J8xx.
Partner will be very aware that we can Have AT8, ATx, or ATxx. You're right, he will have to figure it out, but I trust him to do so. I am of the view that you cannot signal if it can blow a trick, and partner has to be aware of this and figure out the hand. Often partner will know we need to run the suit or declarer has 9 tricks. Often partner will know we must have an entry so he can shift safely. Rarely will he be on a straight up guess. In this case, Declarer has played the 6 then the jack. If declarer is not a good player, partner will definitely realize that I have AT53, as most declarers would not remember to play the 6 from J96x. In fact, even against a good declarer if they had J963 they could not afford to play the 6. If we had A87 this would blow a trick. Partner has many many clues by this point to be able to get it right.
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Posted 2006-April-28, 08:39
This might depend on the rest of what I have, bidding, etc., but usually the T should be best.
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