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Posted 2006-June-02, 02:47

Matchpoints, intermediate field, both vuln

♠ Kx
♥ K7xx
♦ K9xx
♣ ATx

RHO you LHO pard
pass..1♦...dbl...pass
1♠...pass..3NT..pass
4♠ (end)

Your lead?
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Posted 2006-June-02, 02:53

♣A, ♣x and hope they're afraid of finessing ♠...
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Posted 2006-June-02, 11:17

yeah, i like the club too... would the 10 be too much of a stretch?
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Posted 2006-June-03, 16:50

Well, the club ace is infact the best matchpoint lead:
Scoring: MP

South North
pass (1♦) dbl
1♠ 3NT
4♠

Club ace is the only lead that doesn't blow a trick. Well.. small spade works also, but that's a bit hard.

Yes, North overbid grossly. But some people do that :P
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Posted 2006-June-03, 17:48

I lead a heart. I do this after reading the other posts and seeing that it is a disaster lead. It is also the lead most likely to result in a plus score.

The fact that the CA lead was a success on this hand doesn't change my opinion that it is not the right lead in the long run.
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Posted 2006-June-03, 23:09

ArtK78, on Jun 3 2006, 11:48 PM, said:

I lead a heart. I do this after reading the other posts and seeing that it is a disaster lead. It is also the lead most likely to result in a plus score.

hey, I led a heart as well :P
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Posted 2006-June-04, 06:40

I don't understand why some players have the idea that you may never lead from under a K :blink:

In this case there aren't big chances to beat the contract. So let's try to find a method to find extra tricks! Best chance is that partner has a Q in ♦ or ♥. Important to keep ♣A as an entry to cash the developed trick.

Choosing between ♦ and ♥ is difficult. I prefer ♦ because it is known that LHO has something in it (3NT). May be he has AQT and has to decide how to finesse?
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Posted 2006-June-04, 06:42

toothbrush, on Jun 4 2006, 01:40 PM, said:

I don't understand why some players have the idea that you may never lead from under a K :(

Because pessimism at a bridge table is a good thing... :blink:
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Posted 2006-June-04, 06:44

:blink: I learned to be optimistic in a bad situation and pessimistic in a good situation.
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Posted 2006-June-04, 06:49

Lol, isn't 3 Kings and an Ace a good situation? :blink:
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Posted 2006-June-04, 06:51

When LHO bids 3NT on his own, I don't think you will be able to make 3 kings...
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