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Your lead

Poll: Your lead (20 member(s) have cast votes)

Your lead

  1. S x (4 votes [20.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 20.00%

  2. H x (15 votes [75.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 75.00%

  3. D x (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. C x (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  5. Other (1 votes [5.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.00%

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Posted 2008-December-29, 13:23

Scoring: IMP

     (1NT)
(2♣) (2♦)
(3♦) (3NT)
(P)

You are South.

The opponents have a normal Stayman auction with 3♦ showing a 5+ suit with a 4-card major in a game forcing hand.

Your lead.
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Posted 2008-December-29, 13:24

3H
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Posted 2008-December-29, 15:55

♥Ace.... Continue or switch to a spade after seeing the dummy.

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Posted 2008-December-29, 16:04

A♥ is asking for a bottom board. I see virtually no way this could profit (barring maybe a singleton K). I think I prefer all of the listed choices to the Ace.
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Posted 2008-December-29, 16:28

It's IMP's. I'll surrender overtricks for a chance to beat it although this is a long shot.
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Posted 2008-December-30, 03:10

This is from the Cayne match yesterday.

Versace led the ♥A, continuing the suit as partner had 5 of them (and dummy held ♠KQTx). This ensured a two trick defeat.

In the other room, after a less revealing auction, a diamond was led into the opponents 5-5 fit and the contract made.

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Posted 2008-December-30, 04:08

I voted for low heart, with no storng conviction.

Was low ♥ good enough to beat the contract?
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Posted 2008-December-30, 05:19

Fluffy, on Dec 30 2008, 10:08 AM, said:

I voted for low heart, with no storng conviction.

Was low ♥ good enough to beat the contract?

Yes.
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Posted 2009-January-01, 15:13

It occurred to me much later that the Heart Ace lead caters to pard having Qxxxx where a low heart would block the suit. ie. dummy has the stiff 10 and declarer Kxx.
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Posted 2009-January-01, 19:12

ggwhiz, on Jan 1 2009, 09:13 PM, said:

It occurred to me much later that the Heart Ace lead caters to pard having Qxxxx where a low heart would block the suit. ie. dummy has the stiff 10 and declarer Kxx.

You can find a disaster lay out for any lead, think of leading the ace and finding partner with 10xxx declarer having ♥Hxx or ♥KQx for example. Or ♥ giving the 9th trick....
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Posted 2009-January-02, 08:22

I voted other for I would lead the ♥A.

View Postwyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


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