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Don't lead trumps!

#21 User is offline   Creeksider 

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Posted 2011-October-25, 11:31

View PostAntrax, on 2011-October-20, 04:47, said:

I wonder what you think of the also-popular "please return my lead".


Haven't run into this, but it raises the same issue. It's usually but not always correct to return partner's lead. Putting either of these statements in a profile tells a prospective pickup partner that you won't credit him or her with the capacity for intelligent thought. In so doing you discourage good players from accepting you as a partner. Players so weak that they might benefit from such advice may not even bother to check your profile or remember to follow your rule. I can understand the frustration that might lead someone to put something like this in a profile but ultimately it's self-defeating.
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Posted 2011-October-25, 20:24

View Postxxhong, on 2011-October-20, 14:37, said:

Also, against grand slams, it is often right to lead trumps.

Except against Justin's team. I seem to remember the trials. :rolleyes: Or, was it Moss/Gitleman? Actually, maybe I don't remember at all.
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Posted 2011-October-27, 22:06

View Postaguahombre, on 2011-October-25, 20:24, said:

Except against Justin's team. I seem to remember the trials. :rolleyes: Or, was it Moss/Gitleman? Actually, maybe I don't remember at all.


Was Gitelman vs Meckwell but not trials. Trump lead wasnt good enough, Moss had to execute a squeeze to make his grand after they handed him trump Q :)
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Posted 2011-October-28, 01:21

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Posted 2011-October-28, 02:23

View Postxxhong, on 2011-October-20, 14:37, said:

Also, against grand slams, it is often right to lead trumps.

Less often than conventional wisdom would have it.
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