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What do you lead at T2 (defensive question)?

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What do you lead at T2 (defensive question)?

  1. Low club (0 votes [0.00%])

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  2. King of clubs (0 votes [0.00%])

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  3. Ace of diamonds (1 votes [14.29%])

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  4. Small Diamond (0 votes [0.00%])

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  5. Spade (0 votes [0.00%])

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  6. Trump (6 votes [85.71%])

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#1 User is offline   akhare 

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Posted 2008-March-02, 19:37

IMP, white vs. red, you you deal and open 1♣ and an insane auction develops:

1♣ - (X) - 1♦ - (1♥) - 2♣ - (2♥) - P - (P) - 3♣ - (4♥) (sic) - X - (P) - P - (XX) (!!!).

You hold:

XXX
J
AT9
AK9XXX

You lead the A♣ and dummy tables:

AKTX
AK
XX
QTXXX

Both pard and declarer play their stiff ♣s (declarer had J♣ in case it matters).

Anyway, you are lead on T2 and what do you lead and why? You may assume a reasonable pard if that helps.
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Posted 2008-March-03, 00:43

trump

Declarer appears to have 6 hearts (else pd is what -- xx,10xxxx,KQJxx,x? 1=5=6=1 leaves declarer an absurd, even for LHO's friend, 5=5=2=1) and a singleton. Trusting pd doesn't hold xxxx,Q109x,QJxx,x I'll win the club continuation and continue with a low diamond.
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Posted 2008-March-03, 06:53

Better if you make the bidding in various lines

1♣ - (X) - 1♦ - (1♥) -
2♣ - (2♥) - P - (P) -
3♣ - (4♥) (sic) - X - (P) -
P - (XX) (!!!). - P - (P)
P


Anyway trump back seems best.
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Posted 2008-March-03, 12:36

Trump for me too.

This bidding is incredibly insane. Actually much worse than that. The guy with five clubs doubles and then raises hearts the second time a jump with doubleton AK.
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Posted 2008-March-04, 01:30

♠Well, anything but a minor suit lead brings down the curtains for the D :( .

Pard held:

XXXXX
QX
KQJTX
x

Declarer had:

QXX
TXXXXX
XXX
J

AK of ♥, AK of ♠, ♣ ruff to hand, Q♠ pitching ♦ = 6♥, 3♠ + 1♦ ruff for 10 tricks B).

IMO, it doesn't hurt to cash in A♦ (or lead a low ♦) to see what pard says --after all pard took two free bids and must have K♦ or QJXX of ♥ for the X. You can argue that the correct bid over the first X is 1♠, the disparity of the suits notwithstanding.

Maybe I am reading too much into this -- a fix is a fix is a fix ;)...
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Posted 2008-March-04, 02:42

akhare, on Mar 4 2008, 08:30 AM, said:

Pard held:

XXXXX
QX
KQJTX
x

Declarer had:

QXX
TXXXXX
XXX
J

This pack of cards contains 15 spades and 11 hearts. I wouldn't normally mind, but I was relying on some of those hearts to take tricks for our side.
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Posted 2008-March-04, 15:16

gnasher, on Mar 4 2008, 03:42 AM, said:

akhare, on Mar 4 2008, 08:30 AM, said:

Pard held:

XXXXX
QX
KQJTX
x

Declarer had:

QXX
TXXXXX
XXX
J

This pack of cards contains 15 spades and 11 hearts. I wouldn't normally mind, but I was relying on some of those hearts to take tricks for our side.

How so?

Declarer: QXX of ♠
Pard: XXXXX of ♠
Dummy: AK of ♠
Dealer: XXX of ♠

Declarer: TXXXXX of ♥
Pard: QX of ♥
Dummy: AKXX of ♥
Dealer: X of ♥
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Posted 2008-March-04, 15:32

atul said:

You hold:

XXX
J
AT9
AK9XXX

You lead the A♣ and dummy tables:

AKTX
AK
XX
QTXXX


atul, on later, said:


How so?

Declarer: QXX of ♠
Pard: XXXXX of ♠
Dummy: AK of ♠
Dealer: XXX of ♠

Declarer: TXXXXX of ♥
Pard: QX of ♥
Dummy: AKXX of ♥
Dealer: X of ♥

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