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AQ AK97 JT8x 9xx
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do you bid your game or go for penalties?
if you choose to defend, what do you lead?
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Posted 2009-January-27, 03:41
lead ♦J
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Posted 2009-January-27, 04:26
I like passing and leading the DJ also at this vul
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Posted 2009-January-27, 05:45
The favourable vulnerability makes this decision much easier. I also pass and plan to lead the jack of diamonds.
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Posted 2009-January-27, 07:26
I'd lead the small club, but I might not want to defend if my opponents are good and my partner opens light.
wyman, 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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Posted 2009-January-27, 07:36
My first impression was to bid 3NT despite the colours. And if defending, I'd lead the ♠A. I guess I'm on my own little world then. 
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Posted 2009-January-27, 08:19
I Penalize and subtly move the J♦ to the Right of my hand...
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Posted 2009-January-27, 09:59
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do you bid your game or go for penalties?
This is somewhat dependent on how sure I am that partner will "automatically' reopen with double. My preference is to go for penalties, if at all possible.
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if you choose to defend, what do you lead?
In this instance, I happen to think the club 9 is a much better lead than the diamond J, and I am a firm believer in leading a sequence when I have one. It is likely to be crucial to force declarer 2-3 times so that he will lose control of the hand. Partner did open 1♣, and the club suit rates to be 5+. And unfortunately, the diamond lead ends up being horrendous when dummy shows up with something like ♦AQ9xx(x).
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Is the word "pass" not in your vocabulary?
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Posted 2009-January-27, 10:17
bid_em_up, on Jan 27 2009, 10:59 AM, said:
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if you choose to defend, what do you lead?
In this instance, I happen to think the club 9 is a much better lead than the diamond J, and I am a firm believer in leading a sequence when I have one. It is likely to be crucial to force declarer 2-3 times so that he will lose control of the hand. Partner did open 1♣, and the club suit rates to be 5+. And unfortunately, the diamond lead ends up being horrendous when dummy shows up with something like ♦AQ9xx(x).
jmoo.
Leading the 9 in a suit partner bid and you haven't supported? Won't partner get a totally wrong idea of the count and try to give you a ruff? If you lead a ♣, it should be a low one (or middle of you're a MUDder); hopefully he'll be able to work out that you're not leading from an honor.
And if dummy has that ♦ suit, it means RHO made a vulnerable 2-level overcall with about 8 HCP. Not impossible, but I'm not going to base my defense on it.
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Posted 2009-January-27, 10:32
barmar, on Jan 27 2009, 11:17 AM, said:
bid_em_up, on Jan 27 2009, 10:59 AM, said:
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if you choose to defend, what do you lead?
In this instance, I happen to think the club 9 is a much better lead than the diamond J, and I am a firm believer in leading a sequence when I have one. It is likely to be crucial to force declarer 2-3 times so that he will lose control of the hand. Partner did open 1♣, and the club suit rates to be 5+. And unfortunately, the diamond lead ends up being horrendous when dummy shows up with something like ♦AQ9xx(x).
jmoo.
Leading the 9 in a suit partner bid and you haven't supported? Won't partner get a totally wrong idea of the count and try to give you a ruff? If you lead a ♣, it should be a low one (or middle of you're a MUDder); hopefully he'll be able to work out that you're not leading from an honor.
And if dummy has that ♦ suit, it means RHO made a vulnerable 2-level overcall with about 8 HCP. Not impossible, but I'm not going to base my defense on it.
ummm, how many hcp do you normally expect in RHO's hand for what was a weak jump overcall?
Is the word "pass" not in your vocabulary?
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Posted 2009-January-27, 10:33
I'm a little concerned about the overcall. Vul vs. not-vul and having a suit headed at most with QJ - overcaller must have some redeeming quality in the hand or the call was very foolish. I'm passing and after partner reopens [with a double, I should hope] I leave it in and lead DJ. If we were vulnerable, the decision would be harder as we have to hold declarer to 4 tricks in order to get a better score than game our way.
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Posted 2009-January-27, 11:10
bid_em_up, on Jan 27 2009, 11:32 AM, said:
barmar, on Jan 27 2009, 11:17 AM, said:
bid_em_up, on Jan 27 2009, 10:59 AM, said:
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if you choose to defend, what do you lead?
In this instance, I happen to think the club 9 is a much better lead than the diamond J, and I am a firm believer in leading a sequence when I have one. It is likely to be crucial to force declarer 2-3 times so that he will lose control of the hand. Partner did open 1♣, and the club suit rates to be 5+. And unfortunately, the diamond lead ends up being horrendous when dummy shows up with something like ♦AQ9xx(x).
jmoo.
Leading the 9 in a suit partner bid and you haven't supported? Won't partner get a totally wrong idea of the count and try to give you a ruff? If you lead a ♣, it should be a low one (or middle of you're a MUDder); hopefully he'll be able to work out that you're not leading from an honor.
And if dummy has that ♦ suit, it means RHO made a vulnerable 2-level overcall with about 8 HCP. Not impossible, but I'm not going to base my defense on it.
ummm, how many hcp do you normally expect in RHO's hand for what was a weak jump overcall?
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