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#1 User is offline   CopeyJ 

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Posted 2012-October-10, 16:54

Love all at teams, you pick up the following collection:

♠AX
♥X
♦JX
♣AJT98XXX

P-P-1D-4C
5D-AP

Opponents play 4cM, 12-14 NT base. You decide to bid 4♣, and when LHO bids 5♦you let that go, but what do you lead?
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Posted 2012-October-10, 17:33

I lead the ♥x on the theory that "If I don't lead it it's not a singleton". A trump lead seems wrong (they should have 9+ cards), a ♣ lead might give them a game-going trick they don't deserve, and the ♠A might promote their winners in that suit. Partner passed so can't have much in the majors, and even less if s/he has length there.

♥x > ♠A > ♦J/x >> anything else.
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Posted 2012-October-10, 18:06

This is tough, but seeing as you only post once every 18 months, I'll give it a go.

♠A. This may be wrong, but at least I get to see the flop and I hope to have a winning option at trick 2. ♣A is also reasonable.
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Posted 2012-October-10, 19:21

♣A by now, it doesn't commit much unless its ruffed, in wich case defeating will be very tough.
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Posted 2012-October-11, 16:36

♣A was my choice and let it through. Dummy had void club, but partner had ♥A. I think it was a poorly thought out lead - I am thinking A♠ is the right card - have a look at dummy and make decision

Dummy

XXX
XXXXX
AQTXX
Void

Decl

KQJ
KJT
KXXX
KQX
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