On May 10, 2:22 pm, Eric Leong <ewleong...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On May 9, 10:52 am, Hank Youngerman <dontspa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>
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> > the reason I posted that hand, is that these are the hands:
>
> > Jxx
> > AK
> > AQxxx
> > Axx
>
> > AQTxxxx
> > xx
> > Jxx
> > x
>
> > My partner, as declarer, won the low diamond lead with the Ace, lost
> > the spade finesse, and scored a 10% board for making 5. 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?
>
> > It's one thing to lead passively yourself. But I thought it was a bit
> > extreme to assume a far less likely layout (small stiff on his left)
> > than that the opponent might have failed to lead passively. The small
> > stiff is about a 5% shot, I think.
>
> > On May 8, 3:25 pm, Hank Youngerman <dontspa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > > Matchpoints, both vul, you hold:
>
> > > Kx
> > > Txx
> > > Kxx
> > > T8xxx
>
> > > With your side silent, your LHO opens:
>
> > > 3S - 4C
> > > 4H - 4S
>
> > > 4C is keycard, 4H shows one keycard. (Please ignore the bidding,
> > > there was a mixup - this is what you have been told.)- Hide quoted
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> The opening lead problem as you stated it is strange..
> You partner has C KQJ9 and couldn't double 4C for the lead.
> Also, how can declarer avoid losing a diamond trick on a non-diamond
> lead?
> If making only 11 tricks is a "10% board", then the field must have
> led a diamond and all the rest of the declarers allowed the diamond
> lead to come around to their jack.
> Finally, leading a small diamond from the king would seem to be normal
> on this deal.
> LHO has said in the bidding "If you have enough key cards ourside can
> take 12 tricks." Consequently, if you don't aggressively try to build
> up a trick so you can cash it when your side gets in more than likely
> you are not going to get it.
>
> Eric Leong
Kelsey has provided dozens of examples where a smart defender can
capitalize on what declarer cannot yet know about the way the
defensive cards are lying. Some of his topics are: "Forcing an early
guess" or "Removing a declarer option early".
Boris
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