[kfay]

A rather wild deal came up today in a match between the Netherlands and Russia.

A lead problem:

Scoring: IMP

1♦-(1♥)-P-(4♠)
4NT-(P)-5♣-(P)
P-(5♠)-6♣-(6♠)
P-(P)-Dbl-All Pass

---

That's how the bidding went anyway. Perhaps the title is a hint, I don't know.

[jjbrr]

Since this is a problem hand, the ♦A must be right!

[cherdanno]

jjbrr, on Apr 9 2010, 09:12 AM, said:

Since this is a problem hand, the ♦A must be right!

Clearly you lack imagination. ♦6 must be right! How is partner supposed to know to ruff the ♦A to give us a heart ruff??

[pooltuna]

cherdanno, on Apr 9 2010, 09:19 AM, said:

jjbrr, on Apr 9 2010, 09:12 AM, said:

Since this is a problem hand, the ♦A must be right!

Clearly you lack imagination. ♦6 must be right! How is partner supposed to know to ruff the ♦A to give us a heart ruff??

I thought that was why you lead the ♣2

[Jlall]

Despite the sarcasm before, the DA seems automatic to me whether it's a problem or not. We have more clubs than diamonds so the DA is more likely to cash, and partner is very very very likely to be short in diamonds given his 6C followed by double sequence (unless he just has the nuts), and the opps are way more likely to bid 6S over 6C with a club void than a diamond void.

This lead will cost if diamonds are 2-2-2 around the table with the king on my right specifically, not really worried about that.

[Jlall]

Also I think the odds of partner being 1516 on this auction is really high...I mean he bid 6C in front of us, that's pretty extreme.

[pooltuna]

Jlall, on Apr 9 2010, 12:56 PM, said:

Despite the sarcasm before, the DA seems automatic to me whether it's a problem or not. We have more clubs than diamonds so the DA is more likely to cash, and partner is very very very likely to be short in diamonds given his 6C followed by double sequence (unless he just has the nuts), and the opps are way more likely to bid 6S over 6C with a club void than a diamond void.

This lead will cost if diamonds are 2-2-2 around the table with the king on my right specifically, not really worried about that.

I am in agreement that my lead ATT would have been the ♦A and I hate to lead from this particular holding (as does, I am sure, Justin) but there are occasions where it rates to be more right than other leads.

[Free]

jjbrr, on Apr 9 2010, 03:12 PM, said:

Since this is a problem hand, the ♦A must be right!

Leading ♦A is sooooo obvious! But since it's a problem hand, ♦A must be wrong...

[kfay]

De Wijs agrees with the ♦A leaders.

http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer...ch.php?id=13311

Board 5.

[Jlall]

kfay, on Apr 9 2010, 04:35 PM, said:

De Wijs agrees with the ♦A leaders.

http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer...ch.php?id=13311

Board 5.

2 great doubles on this board

edit: Seriously both guys doubled and thier partners had 2 aces and it was basically cold. One guy had a trump void and one guy had a stiff trump and 3 small of RHOs suit.