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♠95 ♥K54 ♦AQ652 ♣Q75
2♠ pass pass pass
Your lead.
This is another real hand. This time Versace chose different lead than my intuition and my simulation suggests. What's your choice ?
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Another close first lead
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Posted 2010-August-14, 19:38
bluecalm, on Aug 14 2010, 08:33 PM, said:
Nobody vul;
♠95 ♥K54 ♦AQ652 ♣Q75
2♠ pass pass pass
Your lead.
This is another real hand. This time Versace chose different lead than my intuition and my simulation suggests. What's your choice ?
♠95 ♥K54 ♦AQ652 ♣Q75
2♠ pass pass pass
Your lead.
This is another real hand. This time Versace chose different lead than my intuition and my simulation suggests. What's your choice ?
H4 first choice, C5 second choice. NOT leading a spade or diamond.
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Posted 2010-August-17, 05:11
♥ > ♠ >♣ >high ♦ > low ♦
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Posted 2010-August-17, 07:06
heart!
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Posted 2010-August-17, 07:16
club. partner's marginally more likely to have acted with anything in hearts
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Posted 2010-August-17, 07:35
4♥>A♦>5♣>>>>>>♠
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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it."
George Bernard Shaw
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Posted 2010-August-17, 10:29
No strong feelings but the ♦ isn't nearly as bad as everyone is suggesting.
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Posted 2010-August-17, 12:37
I think this is very close to a tossup between all 3 side suits.
I usually lead from Kings more than from Queens and altho there are weak inferences in favour of clubs, I don't see them as overriding the reasons for the king underlead.
The diamond Ace is a pretty close 3rd choice....
In essence, any suit but a trump seems defensible to me, but I would lead small heart as first choice, small club as second and diamond A as 3rd.
I usually lead from Kings more than from Queens and altho there are weak inferences in favour of clubs, I don't see them as overriding the reasons for the king underlead.
The diamond Ace is a pretty close 3rd choice....
In essence, any suit but a trump seems defensible to me, but I would lead small heart as first choice, small club as second and diamond A as 3rd.
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Posted 2010-August-18, 01:13
If 2S is deviation it is very likely fearing hearts. Start heart.
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Posted 2010-August-18, 01:17
Hi,
the choices seem to be
#1 spade / trump
#2 a low heart
#3 the Ace of diamonds, declarer is unikely to have the king, so it wont cost
very often
Most likely I would go with a trump.
With kind regards
Marlowe
the choices seem to be
#1 spade / trump
#2 a low heart
#3 the Ace of diamonds, declarer is unikely to have the king, so it wont cost
very often
Most likely I would go with a trump.
With kind regards
Marlowe
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Posted 2010-August-18, 01:26
♦A
The chance the ♠/♥/♣ lead will give something away is bigger than opener having the ♦K. Therefore, ♦A from length = clearcut.
Pretty standard lead against RHO's preempts. I bet Versace led it too.
The chance the ♠/♥/♣ lead will give something away is bigger than opener having the ♦K. Therefore, ♦A from length = clearcut.
Pretty standard lead against RHO's preempts. I bet Versace led it too.
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