[Little Kid]

Scoring: IMP

(1♦)-2♣- (X) - 2♦*
(6♥)-X-(Pass)-Pass
(XX)-All Pass

*2♦: inv+ in ♣

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RHO opens 1♦ and you overcall 2♣. Although you are playing against two other juniors, the XX is a bit of a surprise. What would you lead?

[Fluffy]

♣A seemed obvous at the start but then...

declarer has redoubled, he will have 5 hearts, and probably 7 diamonds, partner shouldnormally have ♣K, but he could just as well hold ♠A.

Tapping declarer its impossible at least after the redouble, so lead ♥A before commiting.

[655321]

Spade.

Either of the jump to 6♥ or the redouble would be enough to suggest that declarer is void in clubs. I want to set up our spade trick before declarer draws trumps and pitches his losers on the diamonds.

Leading the ♥A just loses a tempo (and probably the contract) whenever declarer has the ♠A.

OK, this was in a junior game, otherwise I would describe the double as too greedy.

[Bbradley62]

You should have decided what you were going to lead before you doubled

[Little Kid]

I was intending to lead the ♣A when I doubled, the redouble made me think I should re-assess my lead =)

[nige1]

Little Kid, on Apr 4 2010, 10:31 AM, said:

Scoring: IMP

(1♦)-2♣- (X) - 2♦*
(6♥)-X-(Pass)-Pass
(XX)-All Pass
*2♦: inv+ in ♣
RHO opens 1♦ and you overcall 2♣. Although you are playing against two other juniors, the XX is a bit of a surprise. What would you lead?

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My guess ♠x = 10, ♠K = 9, ♣A = 8, ♦x = 4, ♥A = 2
Except in special circumstances, your opponent is likely to redouble only when he believes...

• Your team-mates will reach the slam.
  
• In spite of your double, the slam is still better than 50%.
  
• If you run, you will lose more than the cost of a doubled slam.

Hence, you shouldn't radically alter your defensive plan. Nevertheless, RHO would be brave to redouble without good red suits. Since partner has advertised values, it is reasonable to hope that they are in ♠.

[jjbrr]

Ya I'd lead a ♠x now. I think there's no way the ♣A is cashing. I guess we gained some info with the dbl, though I wouldn't have X'd

[barryallen]

I don't do XX unless I feel I could make 7 in this situation, others have different ideas I know. On my basis the only way I can see in bringing this down, is to hope to give partner a diamond ruff. Would not surprise me to find the spade lead to be correct, but it would only be a spade or diamond lead for me. Nice to have a look with the ♥A, but I feel it could all be over once you lay that card.

[Little Kid]

Scoring: IMP

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This was the full hand and as some had already guessed, the ♠ lead is the only lead that beats this hand.