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52 Cards in this Set
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what are the three basic rules for an opening lead? |
1. Lead the suit your pard bid 2. DON'T lead a suit your opponents bid 3. Make the correct lead if you have no info on pard's choice |
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You have no info from the bidding. What lead would you make 3NT with: 8 3 Q J 10 8 7 5 2 6 A K 4
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8 3 Q J 10 8 7 5 2 6 2 A K 4
Your A and K will serve as entries to the heart suit. Pard will have few points here (do the math!)
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You have no info from the bidding. What lead would you make 3NT with:
9 3 J 10 8 4 2 K J 6 3 2 4
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9 3 J 10 8 4 2 K J 6 3 2 4
Two suits of equal length, choose the stronger. 3rd and fifth leads
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Bidding, pard bid spades, contract is 3 NT for opponents.
Q 4 Q J 9 7 2 J 6 3 2 4 2 |
Q 4 Q J 9 7 2 J 6 3 2 4 2 Pard's suit, top of doubleton |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A K J x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? Some partnerships play the K from AK, but the modern treatment is to play the top of touching honors including with A K. A K J x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A J 10 9 |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A J 10 9 |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? K Q J x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? K Q J x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? Q J 10 x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? Q J 10 x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? J 10 9 x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? J 10 9 x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A Q J x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A Q J x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A 10 9 x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A 10 9 x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? K Q 10 9 |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? K Q 10 9 |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? Q 10 9 x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? Q 10 9 x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? 10 9 x x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? 10 9 x x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? A K x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? Some partnerships play the A from A K x, but the modern treatment is to play the top of touching honors including with A K. A K x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits K Q x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits K Q x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits Q J x |
What is standard lead from this suit against Suits Q J x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits J 10 9 |
What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits
J 10 9 |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits K Q 10 9 |
What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits K Q T 9 |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits 10 9 x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits
10 9 x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits K J 10 x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits K J 10 x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits K 10 9 x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits K 10 9 x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? Q 10 9 x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? Q 10 9 x |
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What is the standard aggressive lead from this suit against No Trump? HONOR x x x versus Suits? HONOR x x x |
What is the standard aggressive lead from this suit against No Trump? vs. Suits? SAME
when you play small you're signalling you have an honor card A K Q J T. |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against No Trump? x x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against No Trump? x x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against No Trump? x x x x x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against No Trump? x x x x x 3rd --> EVEN LOWEST --> ODD |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against No Trump? x x x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against No Trump? x x x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? x x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? Top Card from Doubleton, except leading trump. x x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? no honors x x x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? x x x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? NO HONOR at top x x x x No Trump? |
What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? NO HONOR at top x x x x No Trump? x x x x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? x x x x x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? x x x x x 3rd --> EVEN LOWEST --> ODD |
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What's the BEST lead against a No Trump contract holding x x K Q J x |
Top of three touching honors. x x K Q J x |
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What's the BEST lead against a No Trump contract holding Majors K Q J x x A Q J x x |
What's the BEST lead against a No Trump contract holding Majors K Q J x x A Q J x x |
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If you lead the J against No Trump, what card does pard KNOW you don't have? |
The Q! If you had Q J 10 you would lead the Q. |
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You lead the Q of a suit against No Trump. What possible holdings will your pard infer? (two) |
Q J10 or A Q J x |
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What is the standard lead from an interior sequence? |
The top of touching honors A Q J x |
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What's the difference between sequence leads in No Trump and Suits? |
You lead the top of THREE honors in No Trump, so you'd lead 3rd best here if you didn't lead into pard's suit: K Q x x Only TWO honors are needed for Suits, so with the same holding, against a suit contract the lead is: K Q x x |
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No Trump K Q x |
K Q x |
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No Trump, assuming we are leading into pard's supposed strong suit. Q x x |
Q x x |
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In No Trump, lead suits with at least 4 cards, your preference for leads is: |
1. Top of sequence of 3 honors (K Q J x)
2. Touching honors, interior sequence (K J 10 x) 3. 3rd or lowest from broken suit lead by honor (K x x x ) 4. x x x x x x x x x x x x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A 10 9 x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? K 10 9 x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? K 10 9 x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A K Q J |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A K Q 10 |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A K Q 10 |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A K J 10 |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? pard needs to unblock. Win A, then after lead of K, If she has Q, she plays it ASK JEF |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A Q J 10 |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A Q J 10 |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A K x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against NT? A K x |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? K Q x x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? |
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What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? A x x x |
What is the standard lead from this suit against Suits? A x x x Ace from space |
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Lead against suit contracts - with 2 or 3 cards, your preference for leads is, in order (4 choices) w/o honors |
1. 3rd x x x 2. Lowest from 3 w/ honor Q x x (very aggress.) 3. Top of 2 card sequence Q J x 4. Top of doubleton x x *even headed by honor, this is very aggressive (against slam)* |
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Lead against suit contracts - with 2 in the suit, your preference for leads is, with honors H x |
Top of Doubleton H x Very aggressive |
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3 cards, your preference for leads against suit contract, with touching honors? |
Top of touching honors with three cards Q J x |
