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Edit: For anyone who knows the hand, yes, I have got the minors the wrong way round - I'll leave it like that now.
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Posted 2008-March-12, 10:23
Edit: For anyone who knows the hand, yes, I have got the minors the wrong way round - I'll leave it like that now.
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Posted 2008-March-12, 10:29
I feel if I'm leading my club that I'm making a mistake, but that's my lead.
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Posted 2008-March-12, 11:30
I'm leading my stiff.
It seems the simplest way to take four tricks is to find pard with an entry, and either take 2 hearts (yes the hand is probably always getting beat in this case) another trick and a ruff, or 2 tricks in pard's hand and two ruffs.
A tap could be right, but it seems to me that its likely they are on a 6-3 or a 5-4 fit. Furthermore, leading the A♥ could very well blow a trick. A low heart could be right as well, but thats pretty deep.
What about a diamond? This could also be right, but pard needs a very specific diamond holding for me to have to lead it on the go.
It seems the simplest way to take four tricks is to find pard with an entry, and either take 2 hearts (yes the hand is probably always getting beat in this case) another trick and a ruff, or 2 tricks in pard's hand and two ruffs.
A tap could be right, but it seems to me that its likely they are on a 6-3 or a 5-4 fit. Furthermore, leading the A♥ could very well blow a trick. A low heart could be right as well, but thats pretty deep.
What about a diamond? This could also be right, but pard needs a very specific diamond holding for me to have to lead it on the go.
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Posted 2008-March-12, 11:44
Any suit could be right, goodness knows.
NO-one has mentioned a trump yet, but we have a surprisingn umber of high cards for the auction and a trump could easily be the winning lead. I'm nearly persuading myself of this, though I doubt I'd manage it at the table.
NO-one has mentioned a trump yet, but we have a surprisingn umber of high cards for the auction and a trump could easily be the winning lead. I'm nearly persuading myself of this, though I doubt I'd manage it at the table.
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Posted 2008-March-12, 11:46
FrancesHinden, on Mar 12 2008, 11:44 AM, said:
Any suit could be right, goodness knows.
NO-one has mentioned a trump yet, but we have a surprisingn umber of high cards for the auction and a trump could easily be the winning lead. I'm nearly persuading myself of this, though I doubt I'd manage it at the table.
NO-one has mentioned a trump yet, but we have a surprisingn umber of high cards for the auction and a trump could easily be the winning lead. I'm nearly persuading myself of this, though I doubt I'd manage it at the table.
Given that partner is likely to have entries, leading the stiff club might force declarer to draw trumps himself...
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Posted 2008-March-12, 12:01
No one loves leading a stiff more than me, and I see no reason not to on this one.
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Posted 2008-March-12, 12:03
The stiff for me, I remember too many hands where something persuaded me from leading my stiff and the stiff would have been the only lead to set the contract.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2008-March-12, 12:18
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Posted 2008-March-12, 12:50
I agree with the stiff...anyone consider bidding 5♥? I doubt that I would (too much risk of a phantom) but it isn't hard to construct a hand on which 5♥ makes... void KQxx AQJxx xxxx might even make a slam 
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Posted 2008-March-12, 12:58
mikeh, on Mar 12 2008, 02:50 PM, said:
I agree with the stiff...anyone consider bidding 5♥? I doubt that I would (too much risk of a phantom) but it isn't hard to construct a hand on which 5♥ makes... void KQxx AQJxx xxxx might even make a slam
I'd be too worried about a phantom
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