A lead problem from last night. Pairs, and you hold 10xx J10xx K108x K10x. LHO opens 1H (Acol 4 card majors), RHO bids 1S, LHO bids 3S and RHO bids 4S. Anything could be right of course.
Regards,
Iain
jim2November 15th, 2024 at 4:50 pm
Best play is to call for the Director.
bobbywolffNovember 15th, 2024 at 6:17 pm
Hi Jim2 & (unfortunately Iain),
Not necessarily the most winning play, but certainly the only ethical one.
However this discussion, (or ones similar), would be in determining whether you are an optimist (more winners) rather than a pessimist (more losers) before your bidding turn has ended. Then, looking ahead, will need to decide whether to claim, hiding,
as opposed to playing it out, cheating (oops, meant to not using that vile word).
What would Culbertson or Goren have answered?
bobbywolffNovember 15th, 2024 at 6:48 pm
Hi everyone,
Have you ever attempted to. (in full daylight) attempt to answer one’s own question? If so, how about? 1. “a small one”, to be decided after your LHO has already started to table the dummy, 2. “Since I used to direct, I now have the right to request partner to lead”. 3. “I have already played this hand”. 4 “Categorically refuse!” 5. Pretend to be
picking out a card, but then unload your whole hand on the table to allow the TD to throw the board out
I’ve tried all five of the above and for whatever reason I know not of, they told me not to come back, probably because I was just too good for the games they held. I, of course, knew that all along, so decided to take their offer and do them an immense favor.
jim2November 15th, 2024 at 10:59 pm
6) Try to bid Eight — you did that, too.
(in a match against famous professional sport players)
Iain ClimieNovember 16th, 2024 at 1:01 am
Hi Folks,
A small D workds (or even the K or 10). A club is worse but the oppos hold:
Dummy AQxx AKxx Qxx Qx
Declarer KJ9xx x xxx AJ9x
Regards,
Iain
jim2November 16th, 2024 at 2:11 am
So, your partner was:
x Qxxx Axx xxxx
?
Iain ClimieNovember 16th, 2024 at 12:12 pm
Hi Jim2, DAJx and one more heart. I normally go for active leads but decided a trump was reasonable this time – Oh Dear!
Iain
jim2November 16th, 2024 at 1:05 pm
Note that my original comment was intended to give you a chance to correct the hand you provided, as it had 14 cards.
It is why I later posed partner’s hand to have 12.
Iain ClimieNovember 16th, 2024 at 4:41 pm
Hi Jim2,
A heart too many in the original post. Well spotted and thanks for the amusing correction. Must proof red (sic) better as they say!
Regards,
Iain
jim2November 16th, 2024 at 9:06 pm
🙂
Iain ClimieNovember 17th, 2024 at 12:21 am
What would you have led, though? Tony Forrester who is one of England’s best players, almost forbids his partners from leading away from a K under these conditions. Not good today!
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Hi Bobby,
A lead problem from last night. Pairs, and you hold 10xx J10xx K108x K10x. LHO opens 1H (Acol 4 card majors), RHO bids 1S, LHO bids 3S and RHO bids 4S. Anything could be right of course.
Regards,
Iain
Best play is to call for the Director.
Hi Jim2 & (unfortunately Iain),
Not necessarily the most winning play, but certainly the only ethical one.
However this discussion, (or ones similar), would be in determining whether you are an optimist (more winners) rather than a pessimist (more losers) before your bidding turn has ended. Then, looking ahead, will need to decide whether to claim, hiding,
as opposed to playing it out, cheating (oops, meant to not using that vile word).
What would Culbertson or Goren have answered?
Hi everyone,
Have you ever attempted to. (in full daylight) attempt to answer one’s own question? If so, how about? 1. “a small one”, to be decided after your LHO has already started to table the dummy, 2. “Since I used to direct, I now have the right to request partner to lead”. 3. “I have already played this hand”. 4 “Categorically refuse!” 5. Pretend to be
picking out a card, but then unload your whole hand on the table to allow the TD to throw the board out
I’ve tried all five of the above and for whatever reason I know not of, they told me not to come back, probably because I was just too good for the games they held. I, of course, knew that all along, so decided to take their offer and do them an immense favor.
6) Try to bid Eight — you did that, too.
(in a match against famous professional sport players)
Hi Folks,
A small D workds (or even the K or 10). A club is worse but the oppos hold:
Dummy AQxx AKxx Qxx Qx
Declarer KJ9xx x xxx AJ9x
Regards,
Iain
So, your partner was:
x Qxxx Axx xxxx
?
Hi Jim2, DAJx and one more heart. I normally go for active leads but decided a trump was reasonable this time – Oh Dear!
Iain
Note that my original comment was intended to give you a chance to correct the hand you provided, as it had 14 cards.
It is why I later posed partner’s hand to have 12.
Hi Jim2,
A heart too many in the original post. Well spotted and thanks for the amusing correction. Must proof red (sic) better as they say!
Regards,
Iain
🙂
What would you have led, though? Tony Forrester who is one of England’s best players, almost forbids his partners from leading away from a K under these conditions. Not good today!
A wrong one, of course.
TOCM ™
Sorry, of course!