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German Open Team Qualifying 2nd hand

Poll: German Open Team Qualifying 2nd hand (19 member(s) have cast votes)

What do you lead?

  1. 8 of Spades (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. 9 of Hearts (13 votes [68.42%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 68.42%

  3. 5 of Hearts (5 votes [26.32%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 26.32%

  4. 5 of Diamonds (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  5. 2 of Clubs (1 votes [5.26%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 5.26%

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Posted 2012-January-26, 13:08

Now for a lead problem:


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Posted 2012-January-26, 13:12

Just curious... why is 5 of hearts not an option? Won't partner play us for a doubleton if we lead the 9?
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Posted 2012-January-26, 13:31

Okay added it but we normally lead 9 from 98x :)
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Posted 2012-January-26, 13:37

Seems partner would like to know our heart length over holding the 8 spot. So I lead the 5.

Is there an option to a heart?
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Posted 2012-January-26, 14:50

I´d try a heart, spades would need to be too strong to defeat, and RHO made a take out double of hearts, so he is perhaps having spades but stops hearts with simply ♥Ax or ♥Kx
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Posted 2012-January-27, 06:40

Looks like a job for the ♥9. Not too many hopes, though... unless pard made a heavy pree, opps will prolly make it.

Heart seems safer and our side has a good chance to have more hearts than spades.
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Posted 2012-January-27, 06:48

View PostPhil, on 2012-January-26, 13:37, said:

Seems partner would like to know our heart length over holding the 8 spot. So I lead the 5.

Is there an option to a heart?


I treat this as a partners suit lead, partner should be presuming that you will lead your longer/better major. Its pretty unlikely you are 2-2 in the majors and didnt have a minor to lead. so I lead top of nothing from three or 4
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Posted 2012-January-27, 21:52

View PostGerben42, on 2012-January-26, 13:31, said:

Okay added it but we normally lead 9 from 98x :)

I think count leads (3/5) in partner's suit are superior, and I thought they are standard.
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Posted 2012-January-29, 10:24



Although the hand is terribly close, a ♠ lead isn't quite enough. East wins the King and can either return a ♣ and get squeezed in the majors later on, or he can play another ♠, giving declarer enough time to set up ♦. Only a ♥ sinks it, although partner's ♠ suit is longer and stronger.
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