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Lead #2
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Posted 2006-November-17, 09:46
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Posted 2006-November-17, 10:39
Low ♠ at MPs. Every other lead could blow a trick.
At IMPs, the ♦J looks like a good start.
At IMPs, the ♦J looks like a good start.
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Posted 2006-November-17, 14:42
pclayton, on Nov 17 2006, 12:39 PM, said:
Low ♠ at MPs. Every other lead could blow a trick.
At IMPs, the ♦J looks like a good start.
At IMPs, the ♦J looks like a good start.
A spade might blow a trick too. Partner could have ♠Qxx, or ♠Kxx and ♣QJx and you lose a tempo.
(I meant ♣QJxx/♣QJxxx, oops)
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Posted 2006-November-17, 14:57
Apollo81, on Nov 17 2006, 12:42 PM, said:
pclayton, on Nov 17 2006, 12:39 PM, said:
Low ♠ at MPs. Every other lead could blow a trick.
At IMPs, the ♦J looks like a good start.
At IMPs, the ♦J looks like a good start.
A spade might blow a trick too. Partner could have ♠Qxx, or ♠Kxx and ♣QJx and you lose a tempo.
Whatever spade holding pard has its going to get picked up; barring some bad guessing by declarer.
If pard has ♣QJx, our club tricks aren't going anywhere either. Maybe ♣QJxx; with the ♣K on my left.
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Posted 2006-November-17, 15:06
I lead the JD; shoot me. I'm never leading a spade and finessing pard, and not touching the heart suit, and A from A-x? Scary.
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Posted 2006-November-17, 16:53
Spade to me. High or low depending on yer conventions 
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Posted 2006-November-20, 04:21
I won't lead ♣ as I don't want a ruff, I won't lead ♥ as I there is a greater chance the ♥ strength is in my right than any other suit. I see no reason to lead trump, it could blow a trick, even if you lead J. And I reckon a ♠ is safest as most of the strength rates to be on my left so there may not even be a finnesse for declarer.
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Posted 2006-November-21, 11:08
I guess I don't feel too bad about my spade lead given the responses. Partner has ♥Kx and ♦10x, so it was necessary here to lead the ♣A and switch to a low heart.
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