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Unanimous? slam lead

Poll: Unanimous? (20 member(s) have cast votes)

what do you lead

  1. spade (2 votes [10.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 10.00%

  2. heart (8 votes [40.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 40.00%

  3. diamond (1 votes [5.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.00%

  4. club (9 votes [45.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 45.00%

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#1 User is offline   andrei 

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Posted 2011-February-20, 19:26


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Posted 2011-February-20, 22:18

I lack the imagination for a C lead, which may well blow a trick. I guess the C lead was right else you would not have posted this.
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Posted 2011-February-20, 22:25

Um, I lead my partner's suit.
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Posted 2011-February-20, 23:00

I think they are ready for heart lead. Cynical soul that I am...planning to cash first two clubs.
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Posted 2011-February-20, 23:11

If you have the specific agreement that a double of 5H means "I changed my mind, I don't want a heart led," then you have a reason to go ahead and lead a heart.

Lacking that agreement (and even with my regular partner I dont have that agreement) I voted for a club.
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Posted 2011-February-20, 23:23

View PostSiegmund, on 2011-February-20, 23:11, said:

If you have the specific agreement that a double of 5H means "I changed my mind, I don't want a heart led," then you have a reason to go ahead and lead a heart.

Lacking that agreement (and even with my regular partner I dont have that agreement) I voted for a club.


yeh, well I have that agreement but am still not convinced pard would double with the heart king Jack and the club ace
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Posted 2011-February-21, 01:42

Club K. They are apparently off an ace, or the Q of trump, or they would have probably bid 5N; I want to establish our 2nd trick before they knock out the keycard they are missing.

Edit: I'm an idiot, that may not be what's happening at all. I'm still leading club K.
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Posted 2011-February-21, 04:18

I have the agreement described where X of 5♥ would mean don't lead my suit, although partner might forget if he thinks they are heading to a club slam, but a nt slam has to seem possible.

I'd lead the ♥. I'm not sure it should matter much since I can imagine the 6♦ bidder has something like 1174 or 1183 or Kx=173, obviously with diamonds headed by the AKQ and on these holdings neither a heart lead nor a club lead ought to be terrible.
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Posted 2011-February-21, 04:28

I don't have too much imagination, but seeing partner with ♥KJ and dummy with ♣AJxx(x), ♥xx(x) is not that hard
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Posted 2011-February-21, 07:04

For a club lead to be necessary, declarer must be able to throw his clubs on spades, but not be able to throw his spades on clubs. It's hard to picture a layout where that's happening.

I'd lead a heart.
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