[nige1]

IMPS. Against RHO's 4♠, what do you lead?
Click Yellow calls for explanations

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IMPS Against RHO's 4♠, what do you lead?
Click Yellow calls for explanations

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IMPS. Against RHO's 4♠,
Click Yellow calls for explanations
Click Next to see first 3 tricks...
You lead ♦3 to ♦Q ♦K and ♦A.
Declarer leads ♠4 to dummy's ♠A.
Declarer finesses ♠J to your ♠Q.
Your lead at trick 4?

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[manudude03]

On hand 3, do you not have the North and South hands switched?

[nige1]

manudude03, on 2015-November-23, 17:50, said:

On hand 3, do you not have the North and South hands switched?

Sorry Yes Thank you manudude03! Now corrected (I hope)

I see I've made another typo/braino. This topic was intended for the Interesting Hands forum.
I would be grateful if a moderator would be so kind as to move it

[rmnka447]

Thoughts about leads.

Hand 1

Spoiler

Responder can't have more than 4 trumps. It's possible that the 4 ♠ bid was made on 4 trumps and a second 6 card suit probably ♣, maybe something like xxxx xx x AK10xxx. Leading a ♠ may be fatal. So make a standard honor lead.

Hand 2

Spoiler

Tougher lead, but we've got to have near half the points unless partner has doubled lightly. So, I'm leading passively with a trump trying not to give anything away. It may also help prevent a ♥ ruff if opener has a doubleton ♥.

Hand 3

Spoiler

Missing honors after first trick - ♠ KJ ♥ KJ ♦ - ♣ KQ. Opener had ♦ A. Missing honors total up to 13 HCP. Along with ♦ A, they would give opener 17 HCP. If partner has any more, it will be ♣ Q or a J and no more. After trick 3, we're down to a couple ways to beat the contract. Lead a club and find partner with ♣ Q and declarer 3 or more ♣ scoring 2 more ♣ and ♥ A for down 1. Lead a ♠ and hope partner has ♥ J9x. Holding ♥ KJ and ♣ KQ, declarer might lay down both top ♠ and start on setting up ♥ to pitch losers. Take your choice of what to play for in partners hand.

I'm leading a ♠.

[kuhchung]

One hand a thread please :/

[nige1]

IMPS. Against RHO's 4♠, what do you lead? Click Yellow calls for explanations

a ♠ lead defeats the contract. Since opponents have advertised 9 trumps, a trump lead is unlikely to cost a trick and it may be necessary to prevent a cross-ruff, as here.
I found the ♠ lead but then failed to ruff a ♣ with ♠J and lead another trump, so I let the contract make

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IMPS Against RHO's 4♠, what do you lead? Click Yellow calls for explanations
A ♦ lead defeats the contract. Partner plays 3 rounds of ♦s, declarer ruffing. When you get in with a ♣, you lead a 4th ♦ to promote a trump trick. Like some BBOers, partner led a ♥ Declarer set up dummy's ♣s for an easy 10 tricks. IMO, a ♥ is the worst suit to lead.

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IMPS. Against RHO's 4♠, Click Yellow calls for explanations Click Next to see first 3 tricks..You lead ♦3 to ♦Q ♦K and ♦A. Declarer leads ♠4 to dummy's ♠A. Declarer finesses ♠J to your ♠Q.Your lead at trick 4?

At trick 4, a major lead defeats the contract. IMO, If you count the hand, a ♠ is the logical exit I led a ♦x, however which declarer ran to his ♦T to make the contract

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[Jinksy]

Woop Feynman.

1) Wut? A spade lead from Jxxx 'unlikely to cost a trick'? Even when they can theoretically pick up the ♠s, the last thing want to do is reveal the trump split to them at trick 1. Maybe we're playing two different games - I would sooner lead the Q♣.

2) Meh. ♠ or ♦ both seem like decent shots.

3) I returned a ♣ in the poll, picturing declarer with something like KJxx KJx ATx Kxx, and a club loser about to disappear on the Hs when he gets back in, but in retrospect it seems like a spade does as well or better against most such hands, since even with 4 hearts coming in, declarer looks to be struggling for tricks when P has the Q♣.