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Choose a lead

Poll: Choose a lead (18 member(s) have cast votes)

Choose your lead

  1. SQ (1 votes [5.56%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.56%

  2. Sx (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  3. H8 (12 votes [66.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 66.67%

  4. Hx (2 votes [11.11%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.11%

  5. D9 (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  6. Dx (1 votes [5.56%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.56%

  7. Cx (2 votes [11.11%])

    Percentage of vote: 11.11%

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#1 User is offline   Siegmund 

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Posted 2011-May-20, 20:24

1NT (15-17) on your right. You pass, so does LHO and partner. (You are playing DONT, direct and balancing, if that matters to the range of hands you envision from pd.)

What do you lead? How obvious is it?

♠Qx
♥87x
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Posted 2011-May-21, 00:46

Even though this seems like the kind of problem where the form of scoring is really important, I'm leading a heart (systemic 7 for me) anyway so don't bother. I don't think it is close.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2011-May-21, 02:20

Heart is extremely obvious.
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Posted 2011-May-21, 07:54

I thought so too. But nobody else at the club yesterday believed that was the way to avoid guessing wrong which longest suit to lead. Heh. Declarer was sort of annoyed that his Jxx-opposite-Kxx diamonds didn't get led for him at any point.
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Posted 2011-May-21, 08:36

View PostSiegmund, on 2011-May-21, 07:54, said:

I thought so too. But nobody else at the club yesterday believed that was the way to avoid guessing wrong which longest suit to lead. Heh. Declarer was sort of annoyed that his Jxx-opposite-Kxx diamonds didn't get led for him at any point.


I can't say what it is like on your side on the pond, but over here general club players follow "fourth best of longest and strongest suit" like it is some religion or something. It is very hard trying to re-educate them.

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Posted 2011-May-23, 07:03

heart bandwagon
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Posted 2011-May-23, 09:25

I would also lead a ♥ at any form of scoring, the other suits are all terrible holdings to lead from.
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Posted 2011-May-23, 18:41

♠Q.

Oh wait, did you just say we're NOT trying to set the record for tricks blown on opening lead?

Then I'll go with the ♥8.
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Posted 2011-May-23, 23:43

View PostSiegmund, on 2011-May-21, 07:54, said:

But nobody else at the club yesterday believed that was the way to avoid guessing wrong which longest suit to lead.


That's because your club is full of type 1 players.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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