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I won 10 IMPs by making an "unusual" lead, thinking that opponents may have a void in our suit. Others who arrived at 5♣ and making a ♥ lead made overtricks. ♦ was the only suit that can set the opponents when lead.
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good lead or good luck? unusual lead after competing
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Posted 2012-July-04, 05:10
I won 10 IMPs by making an "unusual" lead, thinking that opponents may have a void in our suit. Others who arrived at 5♣ and making a ♥ lead made overtricks. ♦ was the only suit that can set the opponents when lead.
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Posted 2012-July-04, 06:08
Your partner had an easy 2♥ bid instead of pass, you have an easy 2♥ instead of 3♥, 4♣ by your opponent was another very bad move.
I think I can live with other bids at the table.
You realized that if partner has ♦A you have good chances to beat them by leading ♦K, so... good luck.
I think I can live with other bids at the table.
You realized that if partner has ♦A you have good chances to beat them by leading ♦K, so... good luck.
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Posted 2012-July-04, 06:11
wclass___, on 2012-July-04, 06:08, said:
I think I can live with other bids at the table.
What about the 4♥ bid? 4♦ looks a much better bid.
... 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 2012-July-04, 11:03
2 ♥ is definitely the right call over the 1 ♠ overcall.
Based on the actual auction, I think ♦ K will be a fairly normal lead at IMPs. It's even more likely if partner rightly makes the initial 2 ♥ raise.
The question is "Where can we get tricks to defeat to defeat the contract?". The opponent's have bid both black suits. ♥ are likely to yield no more than 2 tricks and more likely just one. The Q doubletons in your hand don't augur well for black suit tricks for the defense. It certainly can't be right to lead either of those. So you come to the ♦ K lead which works out if partner has the ♦ A or ♦ Q.
Based on the actual auction, I think ♦ K will be a fairly normal lead at IMPs. It's even more likely if partner rightly makes the initial 2 ♥ raise.
The question is "Where can we get tricks to defeat to defeat the contract?". The opponent's have bid both black suits. ♥ are likely to yield no more than 2 tricks and more likely just one. The Q doubletons in your hand don't augur well for black suit tricks for the defense. It certainly can't be right to lead either of those. So you come to the ♦ K lead which works out if partner has the ♦ A or ♦ Q.
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Posted 2012-July-04, 20:38
Good lead, wd.
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Posted 2012-July-04, 20:59
I dislike the failure to bid 2H, the 3H bid and the failure to bid 4D.
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Posted 2012-July-05, 04:58
On a heart lead declarer may still go down if he finesses in clubs, which is likely considering all the extra hearts you've shown.
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