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Lead vs 4N

Poll: Lead vs 4N (16 member(s) have cast votes)

Lead against 4N

  1. Middle Spade (5 votes [31.25%])

    Percentage of vote: 31.25%

  2. Heart Ace (2 votes [12.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

  3. Club Ace (3 votes [18.75%])

    Percentage of vote: 18.75%

  4. Low club (6 votes [37.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 37.50%

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#1 User is offline   Phil 

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Posted 2010-November-30, 15:17



Well done, you've pushed them up a level.

Your lead?
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Posted 2010-November-30, 15:32

heart - churlish to lead the ace when you can lead the queen imo
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Posted 2010-November-30, 22:07

Just a pedestrian low club for me.
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Posted 2010-December-01, 03:25

♣A
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Posted 2010-December-01, 07:26

I voted ace of hearts but I have changed my mind. Low club.
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Posted 2010-December-01, 09:47

I held this hand and considered a middle spade, the ♥A and a low club. I mentally counted six diamonds and two spade tricks. I did not mind giving up a club, since it was only the 9th trick.

However, LHO probably isn't doubling 4♣ with a void, so clubs are very likely 2-1. The nice thing about the ♣A, is it allows a switch back to hearts. Here was the actual layout:



Sadly I led the low club and 10 tricks were cashed.

The ♥A works, but that would be a disaster if the ♠Q were the ♥K.
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Posted 2010-December-01, 11:06

another hand where keeping the lead is the key, I gotta start leading mor eunsupported aces.
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Posted 2010-December-01, 12:58

View PostPhil, on 2010-December-01, 09:47, said:

The ♥A works, but that would be a disaster if the ♠Q were the ♥K.


So after the middle spade lead, declarer cashes 3 spades and 6 diamonds and concedes -1, is that right? (Just checking since there seem to be mulitple ♠4s and ♠2s out...)
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Posted 2010-December-01, 13:39

View Postmgoetze, on 2010-December-01, 12:58, said:

So after the middle spade lead, declarer cashes 3 spades and 6 diamonds and concedes -1, is that right? (Just checking since there seem to be mulitple ♠4s and ♠2s out...)


Ignore the spots - I was recreating this from memory. However, dummy had the Q♣ stiff. Too lazy to analyze it, but I think we are in trouble on the run of six diamonds.

edit a day later - nah.
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Posted 2010-December-02, 08:28

we would be in trouble if declarer had a spade honnor in hand, but if he doesn't he won't be able to cash ♣K after running diamonds.
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