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#1 User is online   mike777 

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Posted 2014-May-09, 03:44

In general when is it right to play second hand high?
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Posted 2014-May-09, 04:09

Hx, HH(x...), when you see an endplay coming.
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Posted 2014-May-09, 04:28

There are many cases, eg killing an entry to dummy eg
AJTxx
xx

You hold Kxx, play the K if the lead is to dummy
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Posted 2014-May-30, 11:37

Almost all the same times that it is right to lead high.

Situations like the_hog's are sometimes hard to spot on opening lead, of course :)
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Posted 2014-May-30, 12:40

Danger hand high! (play high when you have to win the trick NOW otherwise your entry will be useless)

http://www.bridgeace...r_Hand_High.pdf
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Posted 2014-May-30, 15:05

When you only have high cards.
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Posted 2014-May-30, 15:18

To keep partner off an end-play...
To interfere with Declarer's attempt at an avoidance play...
To create a late entry in partner's hand (Say K from Kx)...
To block dummy's suit...
To limit the run of a long suit (AK109xx in dummy, 0/1 in declarer hand.... Declarer leads 10! You play J from Jxx or Jx but duck from Q/Jxxx).
To waste a dummy entry...
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