Re: What would you lead? - the story

Gordon Rainsford wrote:
> Hank Youngerman <dontspamme@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>>  His later
>> comment was "I should have looked at the guy's profile.  He was an
>> intermediate player, and an intermediate might have led away from the
>> diamond K, but I assumed it had to be a singleton because why risk
>> leading from the King?
> 
> I have completely the opposite impression: it's the intermediate players
> who say "never lead away from a king". While there's much more of a case
> for a passive lead at matchpoints than at IMPs, I would still expect a
> significant vote for a diamond lead on this hand - and indeed you have
> had one.
> 
> 

I think that was Hank's point. His partner was saying nobody would ever 
lead from a king, and he posted on RGB to prove that good players don't 
always make passive leads.

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Cheers,
	Alan (San Jose, California, USA)