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Hi all !
Suppose I want to lead in a 3NT contract with a suit : AK752
Should i lead with A K or 5 ( 4th best. Normally what i play )
I had discussion with partner and are not on same wave lenght.
Ty for help.
andré
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Posted 2012-April-01, 13:45
How did the auction go? Do you have a side entry?
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Posted 2012-April-01, 14:29
Lead the 5 ( 4th best ).
Too many bad things can happen if you lead the A or K.
Too many bad things can happen if you lead the A or K.
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Posted 2012-April-01, 14:46
If you want to lead from that suit, and you've agreed fourth best, lead fourth best. If you've also agreed "ace from ace-king", imo, you have a bad agreement (ace from ace-king was originally intended, I believe, for leading against suits). Unless you happen to hit partner with great cards in this suit, leading the ace will probably give up a trick or two. So again, lead fourth best.
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Posted 2012-April-01, 15:55
Usually 4th best here.
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Posted 2012-April-01, 17:06
Many people believe that you should lead a high card from a suit like this if the third card is the eight or higher.
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Posted 2012-April-01, 17:31
Vampyr, on 2012-April-01, 17:06, said:
Many people believe that you should lead a high card from a suit like this if the third card is the eight or higher and you have an outside entry.
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Posted 2012-April-01, 20:10
had a hand at the club playin with a client the other day where she led low from AKxxx of spades and they scooped up 13 tricks after a 2NT p 3NT all pass auction. Turned out I had 3 jacks, and the 3NT bidder had a full 10. She asked whether she led the right card, I told her yes.
As long as u can't count that you have the only entry, or the only possible points, the small card is right. Sometimes it doesn't work out, just like leading low from KQxx doesn't always work out, but thats the percentage play for a reason.
As long as u can't count that you have the only entry, or the only possible points, the small card is right. Sometimes it doesn't work out, just like leading low from KQxx doesn't always work out, but thats the percentage play for a reason.
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Posted 2012-April-02, 02:38
4th best.
A common distribution of the suit would be 5332, 4th best kills declarers stopper,
and p still has a card in the suit to lead it, if he regained the lead.
If you lead a to honor, than your aim is to switch, in case, you choose to lead
the wrong suit, i.e. you need an alternative, e.g. partner overcalled, or you have
a 2nd suit (with an entry), that could be developed.
With kind regards
Marlowe
A common distribution of the suit would be 5332, 4th best kills declarers stopper,
and p still has a card in the suit to lead it, if he regained the lead.
If you lead a to honor, than your aim is to switch, in case, you choose to lead
the wrong suit, i.e. you need an alternative, e.g. partner overcalled, or you have
a 2nd suit (with an entry), that could be developed.
With kind regards
Marlowe
With kind regards
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
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