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Scoring: IMP
and you hear :
W E
2♦* 2♠**
3♦ 3♠
4♦ 4♥
4♠ 4NT
5♠ 6NT
* Forcing Game
** 1 major ace
What's your lead ?
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What's your lead
#1
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Posted 2004-December-28, 07:07
You are south with this hand :
and you hear :
W E
2♦* 2♠**
3♦ 3♠
4♦ 4♥
4♠ 4NT
5♠ 6NT
* Forcing Game
** 1 major ace
What's your lead ?
and you hear :
W E
2♦* 2♠**
3♦ 3♠
4♦ 4♥
4♠ 4NT
5♠ 6NT
* Forcing Game
** 1 major ace
What's your lead ?
Alain
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Posted 2004-December-28, 07:22
I'm not sure what East's 3rd round bid of ♥ means, since I assume from the bidding he's shown his Ace to be in ♠. I also don't know what a 2♦ game force is (a strong 2 bid?).
It looks like a long Diamond suit is ready to run, and perhaps a few spades too as a ♠ finesse through pard will work (if Declarer holds AQ).
I'd lead the ♥6 and pray pard has the Q.
(I think leading the ♣ Ace and continuing the suit would not be a good idea.)
It looks like a long Diamond suit is ready to run, and perhaps a few spades too as a ♠ finesse through pard will work (if Declarer holds AQ).
I'd lead the ♥6 and pray pard has the Q.
(I think leading the ♣ Ace and continuing the suit would not be a good idea.)
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Posted 2004-December-28, 07:38
Sorry Arclight !
You have A98 in ♣ and 54 in ♦ !!
The hand has now been corrected !
You have A98 in ♣ and 54 in ♦ !!
The hand has now been corrected !
Alain
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Posted 2004-December-28, 09:48
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6NT, I go passive.
6NT, I go passive.
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Posted 2004-December-28, 12:38
ArcLight, on Dec 28 2004, 08:22 AM, said:
I'm not sure what East's 3rd round bid of ♥ means, since I assume from the bidding he's shown his Ace to be in ♠. I also don't know what a 2♦ game force is (a strong 2 bid?).
It looks like a long Diamond suit is ready to run, and perhaps a few spades too as a ♠ finesse through pard will work (if Declarer holds AQ).
I'd lead the ♥6 and pray pard has the Q.
(I think leading the ♣ Ace and continuing the suit would not be a good idea.)
It looks like a long Diamond suit is ready to run, and perhaps a few spades too as a ♠ finesse through pard will work (if Declarer holds AQ).
I'd lead the ♥6 and pray pard has the Q.
(I think leading the ♣ Ace and continuing the suit would not be a good idea.)
I tend to agree with ArcLight.
Senshu
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Posted 2004-December-28, 14:12
Both opponents have long suits, so you should be agressive, ♥ lead looks the best spot to find a second winner, but wait, one of their suits won't run because you have ♠J9xx, so count their tricks, they have 3♠, 7♦, 1♥, and they can make 11th in ♣ easilly, so its right, lead a ♥ to search for 12th, actually ♥K could be right for not being squeezed, but that is to guess too much.
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Posted 2004-December-28, 14:59
I tend to go for ♥K, out of fear of getting triple-squeezed. If you hope for ♥Q with your partner, then it's certainly better to lead ♥K. If you don't think partner has ♥Q, then small is better - obviously.
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Posted 2004-December-28, 18:11
♥9
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Posted 2004-December-29, 03:18
Yes, you are right guys ! 
♥ is the killing lead and Giorgio Duboin found it at the speed of light last night on BBO !
Here is the full hand :
♥ is the killing lead and Giorgio Duboin found it at the speed of light last night on BBO !
Here is the full hand :
Scoring: IMP
Alain
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