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 Which suit-Choices by Linda J Green

Your opening lead is probably the most important card that one will play during the course of the defense.

If one leads the wrong suit, or even the right suit but the wrong card, one may not be able to recover.

First and foremost, is to listen to the bidding. The more bids they make, the more information we receive, to assist us in our decision to make the correct opening lead.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ A 10 9 8 7 6
♥ A 3
♦ J 3
♣ 9 8 5 		 
Q: 1 - As South which suit do you choose to make an opening lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♥
2♠*4♥PassPass
Pass


* Weak jump overcall showing a 6-card suit

 Your choice:
A: A♠. Knowing we are going to gain the lead with the Ace of trumps and having length in the spade suit we are hoping to find partner with a shortage in the suit and maybe give partner a ruff.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ A 6 5
♥ Q 3 2
♦ Q J 2
♣ J 10 9 6 		 
Q: 2 - As South what suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♦
Pass1♥Pass1♠
Pass3♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: 5♠. When three suits have been bid and they settle in the 3rd suit, it is usually best to lead a trump. A low card allows partner to still have a trump to return so that one can continue with the Ace and another trump, to stop the opponents from playing a "cross-ruff".

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ 10 7 6 5 2
♥ 9 8
♦ 6 5 4 2
♣ 10 2 		 
Q: 3 - As South what suit and which card do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1NT
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 9♥. When one has no points and no entry it is best to lead the shortest major hoping to find partner with length in the suit. After all they did not bid Stayman for a 4-card major so they usually have the minors.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ Q 8 7 6 4
♥ Q J 9 8
♦ K 2
♣ 7 6 		 
Q: 4 - As South which suit do you lead and which card ?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♦
Pass1NTPass3♦*
PassPassPass


* Invitational 15/16 HCP and a 6-card suit, medium range hand

 Your choice:
A: Q♥. It is safest to lead the top of a broken sequence than a suit with no sequence. When one card is missing it is considered a full sequence. Another example is JT82. When one card is missing we lead the Jack.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ Q 5 4 2
♥ K 4
♦ J 10
♣ Q 8 7 5 3 		 
Q: 5 - As South which suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♦
Pass1♥Pass1NT
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 5♣. As partner did not overcall 1♠ and they are expecting a major suit lead, it is best to lead the minor.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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