[gwnn]

Tonight at the club I just couldn't stop bidding. I just bid and bid and bid.

xx
QT
KJx
ATxxxx

1♠-2♣-4♠-5♣
5♠-all pass

what should I lead? (all white mp's)

On this second hand I managed to find a pass:

x
Kx
Qxxxx
Jxxxx

p-p-1♠-p (us)
2♠-p-4♠ end

all red. . What do you lead here?

[Jlall]

1) CA

2) D

Not that much to say, hand 1 is kind of interesting between a trump and the CA, I think the CA is better since we might be able to cash 3 minor suit tricks and if we lead a D they might run the majors. Leading the CA might set up the king while they ruff and enable them to get a useful pitch though. I think the latter scenario is less likely.

Hand 2, Qxxxx is just much better than Jxxxx. Jxxxx blows a trick very often, and Qxxxx is more likely to set up a trick. Either major lead would be horrible.

[andy_h]

First one I'd lead ♣A. I want to take my club trick in case the opponent's source of tricks is coming from hearts and they drop my Q10. And also it may be unlikely I'm setting up their king as sometimes with that holding RHO may just double.

Second one I lead a diamond because it's the least unattractive one out of the rest and it may be our safest and best lead too, like hitting partner with the K or J etc.

[pooltuna]

Jlall, on Sep 20 2009, 06:20 PM, said:

1) CA

2) D

Not that much to say, hand 1 is kind of interesting between a trump and the CA, I think the CA is better since we might be able to cash 3 minor suit tricks and if we lead a D they might run the majors. Leading the CA might set up the king while they ruff and enable them to get a useful pitch though. I think the latter scenario is less likely.

Hand 2, Qxxxx is just much better than Jxxxx. Jxxxx blows a trick very often, and Qxxxx is more likely to set up a trick. Either major lead would be horrible.

In the 2nd one the K♥ lead is obv. That way you get your ruff and partner gets a trump trick because declarer will never play you for a stiff trump.

[olliebol]

First one goes between ♣ace and a small one to get the appropriate red suit through the opening bidder. But there is not enough in the bidding to sway me from the club ace, my def is reasonable enough. i guess if you took away the q of♥here a small club would be a reasonable shot for a ♦through.

[olliebol]

On second a ♦ looks completely normal, congrats too all who play this down with any other lead.

[gwnn]

first one ♣A is -480 anything else (except a small club) is -510. Justin and Andy were right, they can run 6 hearts, 5 spades from length, the ♦A and a club ruff.

second one you have to lead a diamond to beat it.

WD everyone. I lead a diamond on both hands.