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When you are leading partners suit as opener, in a suit contract, when is it right to think 'I'll lead my honour, so partner knows how the suit is looking'?
Say partner has made a normal overcall in the bidding and you have a holding like Hx and Hxx. Is this generally a good thing to do, and how do things differ for Jx, Jxx v Qx, Qxx v Kx , Kxx?
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Basic opening lead q Leading honour from HX, HXX
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Posted 2010-January-14, 04:41
never lead a honnor from 3 cards, that's a thing only beginners do (and experts in very rare circumstances). with Hxx lead lowest, with doubleton lead highest, its that easy.
why?
first because we don't want parner to misscount the suit and play ruff and discard/or try for us to ruff when we don't
second because leading the honnor loses a trick to many holdings, (see hearts and spades on the diagram)
third because we might be making it very easy for declarer, see diamonds and clubs on the diagram.
why?
first because we don't want parner to misscount the suit and play ruff and discard/or try for us to ruff when we don't
second because leading the honnor loses a trick to many holdings, (see hearts and spades on the diagram)
third because we might be making it very easy for declarer, see diamonds and clubs on the diagram.
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Posted 2010-January-14, 05:26
I agree with Fluffy, lead the proper card you had discussed before.
The idea to lead the Honour from Kxx or Qxx is that you hope that you will hold the lead and can switch to the deadly card at trick two.
This happens- once in a blue moon. In the meanwhile you will gift them the contract more often then not with this attitude. Partner will play you for the wrong length, or he holds no honours in that suit or he had needed this entry later etc....
The idea to lead the Honour from Kxx or Qxx is that you hope that you will hold the lead and can switch to the deadly card at trick two.
This happens- once in a blue moon. In the meanwhile you will gift them the contract more often then not with this attitude. Partner will play you for the wrong length, or he holds no honours in that suit or he had needed this entry later etc....
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Posted 2010-January-14, 08:16
Codo, on Jan 14 2010, 06:26 AM, said:
I agree with Fluffy, lead the proper card you had discussed before.
The idea to lead the Honour from Kxx or Qxx is that you hope that you will hold the lead and can switch to the deadly card at trick two.
This happens- once in a blue moon. In the meanwhile you will gift them the contract more often then not with this attitude. Partner will play you for the wrong length, or he holds no honours in that suit or he had needed this entry later etc....
The idea to lead the Honour from Kxx or Qxx is that you hope that you will hold the lead and can switch to the deadly card at trick two.
This happens- once in a blue moon. In the meanwhile you will gift them the contract more often then not with this attitude. Partner will play you for the wrong length, or he holds no honours in that suit or he had needed this entry later etc....
Yeah me too, BTW did you scratch him behind the ears as a reward?
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Posted 2010-January-14, 08:30
Oh he is a wolf who looks like a puppy, so better don't do that as long as you want to hold onto both of your arms....
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Posted 2010-January-14, 08:50
My answer is based on the respected newspaper Bridge columnist, Phillip Alder:
1) When you have NOT supported partner's suit, lead LOW from 3 SMALL to give partner COUNT ( one reason is to prevent partner from giving a future ruffNsluff for Declarer ). You still lead low from 4 small which would be a rarity since you probably would have made a support bid . With TWO cards, you make the start of a Hi-Lo ..... even if it is honor-doubleton.
[ Also lead LOW from honor-3rd if you have NOT supported ] .
2) When you HAVE supported partner ( showing at least 3 cards ):
a) lead LOW from 3 ( or 4 )to an honor... to show an honor.
b ) NOW you can lead HIGH from 3 ( or 4 ) = top-of-nothing.
1) When you have NOT supported partner's suit, lead LOW from 3 SMALL to give partner COUNT ( one reason is to prevent partner from giving a future ruffNsluff for Declarer ). You still lead low from 4 small which would be a rarity since you probably would have made a support bid . With TWO cards, you make the start of a Hi-Lo ..... even if it is honor-doubleton.
[ Also lead LOW from honor-3rd if you have NOT supported ] .
2) When you HAVE supported partner ( showing at least 3 cards ):
a) lead LOW from 3 ( or 4 )to an honor... to show an honor.
b ) NOW you can lead HIGH from 3 ( or 4 ) = top-of-nothing.
Don Stenmark ( TWOferBRIDGE )
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