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Your Lead?
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Posted 2012-October-18, 05:39
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Posted 2012-October-18, 23:33
Suspecting South is 33=2=5, one trump lead might stop a minor suit ruff. Have to admit a ♥Honor is like comfort food. Martens cautions "Don't be a calf.."
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Posted 2012-October-19, 01:40
I am willing to lead a trump.
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Posted 2012-October-19, 04:50
If one were to lead a heart honour, it would not be the queen.
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Posted 2012-October-19, 08:08
I doubt that a ruff in dummy will be the winning trick for their game and that I can prevent them from getting it.. I guess we better take our tricks now, so I try a minor- here a low diamond. Partners hand is poor, but I hit him with Qx in diamonds and the jackpot is mine... 
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Posted 2012-October-19, 16:24
Call me crazy but knowing myself i would lead small ♦ in a split second.
I have decided to avoid trump leads from doubleton unless the bidding really calls for it, and i don't think this auction clearly calls for it. Leading ♦ A is one thing i would never do this hand. I definetely will not lead dummys long suit, and i dont wanna open the club suit myself, call me chicken too if you want.
I have decided to avoid trump leads from doubleton unless the bidding really calls for it, and i don't think this auction clearly calls for it. Leading ♦ A is one thing i would never do this hand. I definetely will not lead dummys long suit, and i dont wanna open the club suit myself, call me chicken too if you want.
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Posted 2012-October-20, 03:16
MrAce, on 2012-October-19, 16:24, said:
Call me crazy but knowing myself i would lead small ♦ in a split second.
I have decided to avoid trump leads from doubleton unless the bidding really calls for it, and i don't think this auction clearly calls for it. Leading ♦ A is one thing i would never do this hand. I definetely will not lead dummys long suit, and i dont wanna open the club suit myself, call me chicken too if you want.
I have decided to avoid trump leads from doubleton unless the bidding really calls for it, and i don't think this auction clearly calls for it. Leading ♦ A is one thing i would never do this hand. I definetely will not lead dummys long suit, and i dont wanna open the club suit myself, call me chicken too if you want.
From the bidding a minor suit lead looks mandatory to me.
I am biased against underleading aces against suit contracts. but here the conditions just look right:
Strong (semi-balanced) dummy, who has probably stoppers in both minors opposite a moderate hand.
After some thought - not a split second decision for me - I decided to ignore my principles and lead a small diamond:
The deal turned out to be
Partner won with the ♦Q and returned the ♦10.
I won with the ♦A and switched to the ♥4, ruffed. Back came a club, after which the contract can not be made any more.
No other lead is likely to defeat this contract.
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Posted 2012-October-22, 05:02
I would lead either low ♦ or trump I wouldnt consider anything else. With xx in trumps I would surely lead trump but with 10x I honestly dont know.
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