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Which opening lead is better and why? Share your opinion
1. Standard lead
2. Jack denies 10s 9s coded
3. Journalists lead
4. Rusinow lead
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Which Opening Lead is better?
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Posted 2019-November-07, 14:16
4_spades, on 2019-November-07, 06:28, said:
Which opening lead is better and why? Share your opinion
1. Standard lead
2. Jack denies 10s 9s coded
3. Journalists lead
4. Rusinow lead
1. Standard lead
2. Jack denies 10s 9s coded
3. Journalists lead
4. Rusinow lead
I have never gotten a bad result by leading 4th best from AKQJ(x)(x)(x)
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Posted 2019-November-07, 14:28
Jack denies is truly horrific. While much of the time, it is irrelevant, every now and then declarer has Qxx in dummy and Ax(x) in hand. He may have tempo issues, such that, with standard leads, he’d try the Queen. He ain’t doing that when the Jack is led. Plus on two occasions that I recall (back when this lead convention was inexplicably popular, I dropped the stiff king. Also. Say dummy is Axx and we have in hand Qxxx....indeed that is one of the stiff king scenarios.
Rusinow: I’ve played this a lot because I have had two very good partners who like it. I don’t think it gains much over standard.
Rusinow: I’ve played this a lot because I have had two very good partners who like it. I don’t think it gains much over standard.
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