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#1 User is offline   wank 

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Posted 2017-July-30, 14:01

All vul

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Qjxx
xxxxx

Rho 1h, lho 2h, p 2s, rho 4h
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Posted 2017-July-30, 14:20

Q diamond
"definitely that's what I like to play when I'm playing standard - I want to be able to bid diamonds because bidding good suits is important in bridge" - Meckstroth's opinion on weak 2 diamond
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Posted 2017-July-30, 20:21

Just like #2, we don't lead our partner's suit because it's posted as a problem? :) I think there's a stronger case for leading the DQ here than there is for the HJ on the other hand, but I'd still go with a spade.

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Posted 2017-July-30, 21:56


Assuming the auction on the left, I rank
1. Q = Attacking. Other side seem to have lots of power, so you might need to develop tricks quickly.
2. = Safe. Protectng partner's s.
3. = Safe. but no entry to give partner a ruff..
4. = Declarer's weakness? You might get a ruff.


Sfi points out that this diagram is probably wrong. See later post for a corrected version.

This post has been edited by nige1: 2017-July-30, 22:26

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Posted 2017-July-30, 22:00

View Postnige1, on 2017-July-30, 21:56, said:

Assuming the auction on the left


My reading is that partner bid 2S and RHO jumped to game.

Given my interpretation, I would need a very good reason not to lead partner's suit. I don't see one.
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Posted 2017-July-30, 22:24

Swiss teams. Lead 3. Thanks for the correction SFI. Assuming the auction on the left, I rank
1. = You might get a ruff. Wins the post mortem.
2. Q = Attacking. Partner's overcall did not frighten opener. This may be your only chance to finesse dummy's K.
3. = Safe.
4. = Safe. but no entry to give partner a ruff.

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Posted 2017-July-31, 06:33

This is similar to Swiss Teams lead #2 inasmuch you're only likely to be on lead once so you have to make the lead count.

Once again a doesn't incur the wrath of partner, but Q gets you a chaser in the bar.
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Posted 2017-July-31, 15:53

Upvoted eagles' post when I thought RHO was the 2 bidder. Sorry Rowland, I'm taking my Like back and leading a spade :P
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Posted 2017-July-31, 21:09

I'm leading the appropriate for my holding. As Fred Will said, "If my partner bids a suit, I lead partner's suit unless there's a darn good reason not to."

But, of course, I hate leading Q from QJxx because it seems like most times I do dummy ends up A10x or K10x and declarer has the other high honor. So the lead gives away a trick.
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Posted 2017-August-01, 12:10

8. spade Safe (partner has given away all the spade suit information already). Might even get us a ruff if p is not too afraid to continue the suit when they hold AQJ and Kxx hits the table.
4. DIA Q no where near as safe but it may start us on the right track defensively
2 almost anything else but a
1. club surely p does not have a void talk about giving away the show in a suit for zero practical reasons (actually 1 is kind of a high rating).
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Posted 2017-August-04, 23:53

I went for the boring spade - I was ruffing the 3rd round after all. That gave the tempo. You need to establish diamonds before declarer knocks out p's ace of spades.
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