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#1 User is offline   gwnn 

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Posted 2009-October-18, 04:54

KJx
KQ8xx
Qxx
Qx

1♦-1♥-2♦-p
2NT-p-3NT

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Posted 2009-October-18, 05:14

I think your 5th choice is a low spade, after low heart, ♥K, ♣Q, ♠J.
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Posted 2009-October-18, 05:36

Now the only question is: do you consider me to have the same priorities as you? :D
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Posted 2009-October-18, 06:36

gwnn, on Oct 18 2009, 05:54 AM, said:

KJx
KQ8xx
Qxx
Qx

1♦-1♥-2♦-p
2NT-p-3NT

unfav. imps, your lead? I kibitzed someone choosing what I'd describe as my 5th choice

some argument can be made for a top or bottom ♥. I would consider anything else my 5th choice
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Posted 2009-October-18, 06:43

;)

♥K what else

♥ small most likely gives 2 tricks

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Posted 2009-October-18, 09:42

shintaro, on Oct 18 2009, 07:43 AM, said:

:(

♥K what else

♥ small most likely gives 2 tricks

:)

If you are trying to get the contract down, your chances have just diminished with the ♥K. I would plump for the ♠J only to find out a ♦ works best.
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Posted 2009-October-18, 12:01

just lead a small h imo.
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Posted 2009-October-18, 13:27

A small ♥ (the one according your CC).
A high honor is a nice attempt to block the suit.
I don't have any second choice, and would be upset if my teammates would think about any other lead.
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Posted 2009-October-18, 16:22

I'd lead a small ♥, too... Though I lack creativity and foresight.
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Posted 2009-October-19, 06:57

Low heart. I dislike the ♥K given that our highest heart spot is the 8. Distant 2nd choice ♠J.
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Posted 2009-October-19, 07:52

I have no idea, what your fourth and fifth choices are.
First choice is a low heart, second choice.. okay I have no real second choice, but I would consider a middle spade or a high heart as choices 2 and 3.
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Posted 2009-October-19, 08:06

a big spade beats it, anything else doesn't. Partner has QT98xx and out (spades are 2-2). I don't know my top 4 choices but I think the ♣Q would be somewhere around there :( we have a diamond stop because partner has the stiff T and declarer has the jack.
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Posted 2009-October-19, 08:09

Sounds like a small spade beats it as long as partner makes the expert play of the ten at trick 1 (which is not actually a hard play).
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Posted 2009-October-19, 12:24

Jlall, on Oct 19 2009, 02:09 PM, said:

Sounds like a small spade beats it as long as partner makes the expert play of the ten at trick 1 (which is not actually a hard play).

And which also may sometimes induce declarer into thinking that LHO underled his KQ, when declarer happily scores the first trick with A**J** :)
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