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Posted 2021-November-04, 15:08



On the actual hand it didn't matter, but was unsure what the best lead was here.

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Posted 2021-November-04, 15:26

The ♠2 seems automatic.
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Posted 2021-November-04, 16:18

Partner appears to have 5 hearts a lot of the time (he certainly has 4) and a hand about as good as mine, 7♥ is very much in the frame
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Posted 2021-November-04, 16:21

East is likely to hold clubs. A spade looks normal.
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Posted 2021-November-04, 16:22

Hi,

The auction calls for a major.

Partner rates to have approx. the same strength than we have, he was not able
to introduce a 5 card heart suit on the 1 level, he may not have one due to having
passed, depends on their 2-level opening style, but red vs. green, 2nd seat.
I would go with a heart, the hope is, that I am hitting partners 5 card suit,
developing one more trick than we are able to develop in spades, but spade is ok.

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Posted 2021-November-04, 16:23

I'm also leading a high heart
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Posted 2021-November-04, 16:25

View PostTramticket, on 2021-November-04, 16:21, said:

East is likely to hold clubs. A spade looks normal.

Given our club length, East will quite often be 4333 with a 4 diamonds.
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Posted 2021-November-04, 16:30

View PostCyberyeti, on 2021-November-04, 16:18, said:

Partner appears to have 5 hearts a lot of the time (he certainly has 4) and a hand about as good as mine, 7♥ is very much in the frame

A lot of those hands might have overcalled 1♥ though. I think I'll pick a spade but I see no problem with a heart either.
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Posted 2021-November-04, 16:36

View Postsmerriman, on 2021-November-04, 16:30, said:

A lot of those hands might have overcalled 1♥ though. I think I'll pick a spade but I see no problem with a heart either.


I think the hand diagram is wrong, it was apparently me that had the chance to overcall 1♦ but if that was the case I'm not on lead. I suspect I'm south or the bids are the other way round. In that case for most people a heart overcall was possible, I would actually require more values than most so 5 card suit is very much in the frame.
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Posted 2021-November-04, 16:39

East has either club length or diamonds and I see no reason to attack so I lead a top heart as it is unlikely to give anything away and partner has at least 4 of them.
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Posted 2021-November-04, 16:42

View PostCyberyeti, on 2021-November-04, 16:36, said:

I think the hand diagram is wrong, it was apparently me that had the chance to overcall 1♦ but if that was the case I'm not on lead. I suspect I'm south or the bids are the other way round. In that case for most people a heart overcall was possible, I would actually require more values than most so 5 card suit is very much in the frame.

Ok, I am South.
I am still going with hearts, but the arguments loose some weights, the 5 carder is still possible, and if it is empty, they may break 33,
and I am leading through the 4 card suit of opener, if he has a 4 carder.
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