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Posted 2008-December-17, 00:56
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Posted 2008-December-17, 02:16
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Roland
Sanity Check: Failure (Fluffy)
More system is not the answer...
Roland
Sanity Check: Failure (Fluffy)
More system is not the answer...
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Posted 2008-December-17, 02:26
♠A.
No lead is very attractive. At least by starting on the trumps we might be able to stop them ruffing in the short hand. With only an invitational hand opposite the 1NT opener perhaps they will struggle to get to 10 tricks.
No lead is very attractive. At least by starting on the trumps we might be able to stop them ruffing in the short hand. With only an invitational hand opposite the 1NT opener perhaps they will struggle to get to 10 tricks.
That's impossible. No one can give more than one hundred percent. By definition that is the most anyone can give.
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Posted 2008-December-17, 03:43
Everything looks bad, or good. ♦2.
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
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Posted 2008-December-17, 05:10
A heart. It's obviously right to defend passively, and this is the best I can do.
The fact that no lead is attractive doesn't justify a diamond lead.
The fact that no lead is attractive doesn't justify a diamond lead.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2008-December-17, 05:23
I agree with gnasher.
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Posted 2008-December-17, 06:02
Agree with defensive lead. Anything may blow a trick, but the heart lead seems to have the smallest chances to do it.
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Posted 2008-December-17, 08:02
Tossup for me between SA and Hx. SA.
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Posted 2008-December-17, 14:43
I'm leading a red suit, the black suit holdings are both very unattractive to lead from, since they might very easily blow a trick. It's more or less a tossup between the red suits. The length is my decider, so I'm going for the ♥5.
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Posted 2008-December-17, 14:50
Heart is the robot lead (see "shift in time" by the Granovetters).
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2008-December-17, 18:28
han, on Dec 17 2008, 09:50 PM, said:
Heart is the robot lead
Does that mean that it's good, bad or indifferent?
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2008-December-17, 19:11
Well, they recommend often making robot leads in the book. In particular they say leading from Jxx(x) is safer than leading from Qxx(x) and you should often lead passively.
Now, we may not agree with the latter but if we want to lead passively then a heart seems like a good idea.
Now, we may not agree with the latter but if we want to lead passively then a heart seems like a good idea.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2008-December-18, 04:32
A heart lead picked up the fourth heart trick for them, so having guessed trumps (pard had T9x) declarer could discard a club loser. A diamond leaves declarer with the most guessing to do, in practice a spade will probably beat it too.
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Posted 2008-December-18, 08:13
I would lead a small heart... Despite the consequences 
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Posted 2008-December-20, 05:01
i agree with the ♥leaders as well...
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Posted 2008-December-20, 08:21
Assuming a 15-17 NT, I lead a heart.
The weaker the NT, the more inclined I would be to lead ♠A. (The stronger the responder hand gets, the smaller the risk of blowing a trick with that lead.)
The weaker the NT, the more inclined I would be to lead ♠A. (The stronger the responder hand gets, the smaller the risk of blowing a trick with that lead.)
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Do not underestimate the power of the dark side. Or the ninth trumph.
Best Regards Ole Berg
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We should always assume 2/1 unless otherwise stated, because:
- If the original poster didn't bother to state his system, that means that he thinks it's obvious what he's playing. The only people who think this are 2/1 players.
Gnasher
Do not underestimate the power of the dark side. Or the ninth trumph.
Best Regards Ole Berg
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We should always assume 2/1 unless otherwise stated, because:
- If the original poster didn't bother to state his system, that means that he thinks it's obvious what he's playing. The only people who think this are 2/1 players.
Gnasher
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Posted 2008-December-20, 08:23
gnasher, on Dec 18 2008, 02:28 AM, said:
han, on Dec 17 2008, 09:50 PM, said:
Heart is the robot lead
Does that mean that it's good, bad or indifferent?
It means that non-expert-players should make the lead, instead of getting fancy.
How relevant it is to anyone here, I don't even dare comment.
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Do not underestimate the power of the dark side. Or the ninth trumph.
Best Regards Ole Berg
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We should always assume 2/1 unless otherwise stated, because:
- If the original poster didn't bother to state his system, that means that he thinks it's obvious what he's playing. The only people who think this are 2/1 players.
Gnasher
Do not underestimate the power of the dark side. Or the ninth trumph.
Best Regards Ole Berg
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We should always assume 2/1 unless otherwise stated, because:
- If the original poster didn't bother to state his system, that means that he thinks it's obvious what he's playing. The only people who think this are 2/1 players.
Gnasher
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