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You open 1♥ (strong club, don't kill me) and it goes
1♥-x-p-p
xx-p-1♠-3NT
all pass
Your lead.
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Posted 2008-January-14, 11:34
You open 1♥ (strong club, don't kill me) and it goes
1♥-x-p-p
xx-p-1♠-3NT
all pass
Your lead.
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
George Carlin
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Posted 2008-January-14, 12:01
Diamond.
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Posted 2008-January-14, 12:06
gwnn, on Jan 14 2008, 12:34 PM, said:
Scoring: MP
You open 1♥ (strong club, don't kill me) and it goes
1♥-x-p-p
xx-p-1♠-3NT
all pass
Your lead.
Green, you redoubled? Give them their 500 and go on to the next hand.
I lead a small diamond. Make 'em guess on trick 1.
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Posted 2008-January-14, 12:16
I'd lead a passive heart.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2008-January-14, 13:20
Hannie, on Jan 14 2008, 01:16 PM, said:
I'd lead a passive heart.
That was my thought as well.
Squeeze me
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Posted 2008-January-14, 15:54
Jlall, on Jan 14 2008, 03:13 PM, said:
Seems like a good time to try queen of diamonds 
Yay! A creative approach. Partner could well have 4 or 5 ♦ to the J, and I want to take some pressure off my minor suit holdings.
just plain Bill
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Posted 2008-January-14, 17:39
Actually, I like the Diam. Ace better
It all makes perfect sense, expressed in dollars and cents.
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Posted 2008-January-14, 17:41
A♦ gives up on the misguess when it is Kxx on left, J9x with partner, Txx on right. But I still like it better than a low one.
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Posted 2008-January-14, 17:57
Jlall, on Jan 14 2008, 06:41 PM, said:
A♦ gives up on the misguess when it is Kxx on left, J9x with partner, Txx on right. But I still like it better than a low one.
You are right.... but maybe I get lucky and find declarer with stiff King
imagine leading the Queen and dummy shows up with Jxx..., and declarer scores two Diam. tricks.... I would hate to see that happen 
It all makes perfect sense, expressed in dollars and cents.
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Posted 2008-January-14, 18:02
I really don't want declarer to know the ♥ finesse is working.
I'm leading a ♦. The Q hadn't occurred to me but I like it.
I'm leading a ♦. The Q hadn't occurred to me but I like it.
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Posted 2008-January-15, 16:57
1. Why would you open this hand?
2. Why would you redouble on this hand?
3. Why would you lead a heart when you know you can not possiblly establish the heart suit for small card tricks? Surely you must open a diamond to attempt to establish that suit.
2. Why would you redouble on this hand?
3. Why would you lead a heart when you know you can not possiblly establish the heart suit for small card tricks? Surely you must open a diamond to attempt to establish that suit.
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Posted 2008-January-15, 22:36
Ace of D.
"The King of Hearts a broadsword bears, the Queen of Hearts a rose." W. H. Auden.
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Posted 2008-January-15, 23:53
passing out 1♥ would have led to -1100...
RHO had 6 solid hearts, LHO wanted to double and spades with 6 spades with no ace.
So any minor suit ace would have lead to -660, any small minor card to -720 and hearts to -690.
RHO had 6 solid hearts, LHO wanted to double and spades with 6 spades with no ace.
So any minor suit ace would have lead to -660, any small minor card to -720 and hearts to -690.
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2008-January-16, 17:18
That minus 1100 result should tell you something about opening such hands. 'Course I can't help but wonder what in the world your partner passed on to obtain that result?
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Posted 2008-January-16, 19:03
Richardrls, on Jan 16 2008, 06:18 PM, said:
That minus 1100 result should tell you something about opening such hands. 'Course I can't help but wonder what in the world your partner passed on to obtain that result?
What do you mean? Of course his partner passed the opps' takeout X with a 0 count. Apparently, the only tricks he'd have gotten were the aces (tough to believe, but it does happen).
Still, if it was -1100 on normal play, it would likely have been -1100 had they simply X'd everything you bid after the redouble. They let you off the hook.
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