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Lead problem 6h
#2
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Posted 2004-August-07, 19:58
8 of spades
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Posted 2004-August-07, 21:00
Low spade. Reason? We need one trick besides the heart Ace. If I lead a club and hit partner, I can't get to him. His club trick probably can't go away anyway.
Declarer sounds prepared for diamonds. It is theoretically possible for partner to be ruffing a dimaond when I get in with the ace of hearts, in that case, I probably would get my diamond trick anyway by waiting. (Hopefully I won't get endplayed with the heart Ace! Declarer can hardly guess my shape, I'll probably be able to ruff a club winner at some point and get out a spade safely.
A spade could go on a club if we don't get it in time. I lead low since if declarer has an option, I want him to choose the one that plays me for a spade honor. If partner has a finessable honor, I'm picking it off with the lead anyway.
Declarer sounds prepared for diamonds. It is theoretically possible for partner to be ruffing a dimaond when I get in with the ace of hearts, in that case, I probably would get my diamond trick anyway by waiting. (Hopefully I won't get endplayed with the heart Ace! Declarer can hardly guess my shape, I'll probably be able to ruff a club winner at some point and get out a spade safely.
A spade could go on a club if we don't get it in time. I lead low since if declarer has an option, I want him to choose the one that plays me for a spade honor. If partner has a finessable honor, I'm picking it off with the lead anyway.
I tend to lead fourth best - as opposed to the best suit, the second best suit, or the third best suit for our side
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Posted 2004-August-07, 21:21
K of ♦, getting ready to give pd a ruff or uppercut in ♦.
My pd's support with 2 if I bid 4♦, and just in case he/ she didn't I lead the king to protect against stiff Queen.
It just looks good.
Mike
My pd's support with 2 if I bid 4♦, and just in case he/ she didn't I lead the king to protect against stiff Queen.
It just looks good.
Mike
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so much the better. If there is restlessness, I am pleased. Then let there
be ideas, and hard thought, and hard work.”
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Posted 2004-August-07, 21:44
♦ might work, mike, since you have a trump entry and can lead another... but i can't shake the feeling that declarer has the stiff ace, maybe A,Q
i think paul's right, my ♠8 would be wrong... the 4 would be better, for the reasons he stated
i think paul's right, my ♠8 would be wrong... the 4 would be better, for the reasons he stated
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Posted 2004-August-08, 08:48
♠, what else??? 
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