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Poll: What do you lead (read post below first plz) (35 member(s) have cast votes)

What do you lead (read post below first plz)

  1. A (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. 9 (4 votes [11.43%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.43%

  3. 8 (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. 7 (30 votes [85.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 85.71%

  5. 3 (1 votes [2.86%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.86%

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#1 User is offline   Free 

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Posted 2006-December-10, 06:05

Suppose you're playing standard leads, 4th best against NT, nothing special with honours. You see the following auction:
pass - pass - pass - 1NT
pass - 2♣ - pass - 2♠
pass - 2NT - pass - pass
pass

You hold ♣A9873 and decide to lead from this suit. What card do you lead?
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Posted 2006-December-10, 07:07

In isolation, I see no reason to deviate from the usual 4th best lead. ♣7 thus.
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Posted 2006-December-10, 07:09

Free, on Dec 10 2006, 03:05 PM, said:

Suppose you're playing standard leads, 4th best against NT, nothing special with honours. You see the following auction:
pass - pass - pass - 1NT
pass - 2♣ - pass - 2♠
pass - 2NT - pass - pass
pass

You hold ♣A9873 and decide to lead from this suit. What card do you lead?

I think that the textbook lead is the 9 of clubs, but I'm dreadful on this type of thing.
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Posted 2006-December-10, 07:22

I lead the 9, but I haven't thought about this terribly much.

Partner can't read it as a 4th highest, at any rate.
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Posted 2006-December-10, 11:28

I would lead the 7 as the 9 is frequently too hard to read.
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Posted 2006-December-10, 14:35

Partner is there with the same borderline invite rejected information as I have. He'll consider why C7 appeared from me.
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Posted 2006-December-10, 15:06

The 7. This should be easy for partner. When was the last time a partner of mine saw me lead 7 from 7xx in ♣s on this auction? (Hint: never)

The rule of 11 may come into play here :)

The 9 is more difficult: it would not be unusual to lead the 9 from 987xx.

I do not consider this holding to be an interior sequence such that the 'book' lead is the top of the sequence. I need an honour in the sequence for that to apply (A1098x).
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Posted 2006-December-10, 15:41

If I lead the 9 he may missread things, if I lead the 7, surely it is 4th best on this auction.
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Posted 2006-December-10, 16:02

I recall a long, long time ago that this was treated as an interior sequence, but folks did other weird things back then, like lead MUD.

Pard can figure out the 7 easily enough.
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Posted 2006-December-10, 23:42

I'm playing standard leads, why would I want to do anything other than lead the standard card? The 7♣ it is.

If I think I need to portray the message that I really have a club suit, the 3 would be a distant second choice
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Posted 2006-December-11, 02:34

The standard lead from xxx and xxxx probably varies by country/state/club and this may influence the decision. If playing MUD, then leading the ♣3 may be due greater consideration although I'd probably still lead the ♣7.
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