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#1 User is offline   gwnn 

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Posted 2010-March-10, 18:34

1♣-p-1♦-1♠
1NT-p-6NT-p
p-x

your lead.

x
Txx
QTxx
KJxxx

feel free not to comment on the x :)
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Posted 2010-March-10, 18:47

Idunno, heart? Surprise!
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Posted 2010-March-10, 20:17

This hand obviously requires an honor lead, so I pick either the diamond Q or the club K and if it doesn't work out I plead insanity, Your Honor.
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Posted 2010-March-11, 00:23

partner desperately wanted a spade lead to be bidding the suit with so few points. I'm leading a spade.
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Posted 2010-March-11, 00:37

Partner's double says definitely DO NOT lead a S. I lead a D.
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Posted 2010-March-11, 00:56

The_Hog, on Mar 10 2010, 10:37 PM, said:

Partner's double says definitely DO NOT lead a S. I lead a D.

If I read the auction correctly, we doubled. Self Lightner.

Not saying that makes sense, but the last round of calls was ...P - P - X, not X - P - P
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Posted 2010-March-11, 01:44

spade
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Posted 2010-March-11, 02:42

Echognome, on Mar 11 2010, 01:56 PM, said:

The_Hog, on Mar 10 2010, 10:37 PM, said:

Partner's double says definitely DO NOT lead a S. I lead a D.

If I read the auction correctly, we doubled. Self Lightner.

Not saying that makes sense, but the last round of calls was ...P - P - X, not X - P - P

Yes Gnome, we did x. I was sucked in by the post above.
I lead a S now. Why did I double?
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Posted 2010-March-11, 04:14

spade!!
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Posted 2010-March-11, 05:23

Small heart. Why did I double? Was I the same one bidding 3♥ over 4th's 1♥ opening?

 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 2010-March-11, 05:26

hahaha

no ;)

why not x, it was late at night, and opps i wouldnt call very competent declarers (although i wouldn't call me a competent defender either) at that hour.
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Posted 2010-March-11, 05:49

I had this auction once, opener (partner) claimed to be playing WJ2000 but he had 13 points.

If this asks for a specific lead it is diamonds. If it just asks for not leading a spade (or is undiscussed) I think I try a heart.

Edit: got the double wrong. I just lead a spade.
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Posted 2010-March-11, 06:09

CSGibson, on Mar 11 2010, 06:23 AM, said:

partner desperately wanted a spade lead to be bidding the suit with so few points.  I'm leading a spade.

totally correct.

Even if he wants a heart lead, I don't think they're making this on long suits because I have all those locked up!!
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Posted 2010-March-11, 06:37

If I give partner the KQ of hearts plus the ace of spades then they are in a 25 point slam, with dummy bidding it on about 13. Even late at night this seems unlikely so I lead a spade. If declarer wins with the ace and leads a small club toward dummy's QTx I order another beer. I will need a full supply as I listen to partner tell me why I should not have doubled.
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Posted 2010-March-11, 07:20

Someone here is a lunatic :)

Anyway spade .. postmortem insurance ..
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Posted 2010-March-11, 18:37

You double because you can see that 3 of the 4 suits aren't running.
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