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Slam opening lead problem (same as in RGB for those reading that)

#1 User is offline   Gerben42 

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Posted 2009-April-21, 04:58

Opps bid:

1♣ (1) - 1♥
3♥ (2) - 4♦ (3)
5♣ (4) - 6♥

(1) 4+♣
(2) Invite, denies a balanced hand
(3) Shortness in ♦
(4) Cuebid

and you hold:

Scoring: IMP


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Posted 2009-April-21, 05:39

When declarer is sane he has a spade control. But maybe just one, so I lead a spade.
Second choice is a heart to cut down ruffes, but I guess, they won't play a cross ruuf, but will discard on the long clubs, so a spade is clear cut.
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Posted 2009-April-21, 06:53

Seems like a canonical spade to me. Echoes of double fit + shortness in side suit ---> make aggressive lead.
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Posted 2009-April-22, 06:41

Funny, in RGB no one leads a ♠ (so far).
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Posted 2009-April-23, 11:38

If opps are missing the ♦A, we might need to cash a diamond trick before it disappears (on clubs). And hope there's another defensive trick somewhere.

If opps have the ♦A, we need to establish a trick before getting on lead later. The obvious place to set up a trick is spades.

To me, the odds favour leading spades.
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