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♠KT9 ♥Q2 ♦AJT432 ♣A5
Opps are playing 4cM weak NT, so opener can be 4-4 with 15 or maybe a bad 16 BAL (not 4441) for this sequence, but will normally be 4-5.
What do you lead?
ahydra
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Horrible lead
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Posted 2015-October-19, 14:51
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♠KT9 ♥Q2 ♦AJT432 ♣A5
Opps are playing 4cM weak NT, so opener can be 4-4 with 15 or maybe a bad 16 BAL (not 4441) for this sequence, but will normally be 4-5.
What do you lead?
ahydra
♠KT9 ♥Q2 ♦AJT432 ♣A5
Opps are playing 4cM weak NT, so opener can be 4-4 with 15 or maybe a bad 16 BAL (not 4441) for this sequence, but will normally be 4-5.
What do you lead?
ahydra
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Posted 2015-October-19, 15:54
Diamond ace, and see if P signals a singleton.
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Posted 2015-October-19, 23:06
I'd settle for a boring ♦A.
Once in a while this might lead to a ruff/promote if partner has short diamonds, but most often it's just a relatively safe lead.
With 4 potential tricks in our own hand the main plan is just to beat this contract by force. If partner comes up with a little bit of soft length in hearts/clubs/spades (e.g xx J9xx Jx JTxxx] declarer should have their work cut out, and will hopefull end up losing 2 aces and a couple of trumps.
Once in a while this might lead to a ruff/promote if partner has short diamonds, but most often it's just a relatively safe lead.
With 4 potential tricks in our own hand the main plan is just to beat this contract by force. If partner comes up with a little bit of soft length in hearts/clubs/spades (e.g xx J9xx Jx JTxxx] declarer should have their work cut out, and will hopefull end up losing 2 aces and a couple of trumps.
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Posted 2015-October-20, 02:30
Partner is effectively broke. ♦A seems the only/best way to manufacture a 4th trick before your trumps are gone. If partner has a doubleton ♦ I hope they hold the ♠J or 8.
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