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 Leads when your partner has bid by Matthias Huberschwiller

Your partner has made an overcall. He may have bid only for the lead.

When should you lead his suit, and when should you not?

Don't disappoint him!

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ 9 8 6 5 2
♥ 2
♦ 9 4 3 2
♣ 7 4 2 		 
Q: 1 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♦1♥
3 NTPassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: 2♥ - You might not want to lead a singleton Heart, but look at your Spades. You'll never get back on lead to cash them even if you can set them up. You'd better lead for your partner.

At least, even if this is a bad lead, it will make partner happy!

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ 6
♥ Q J 9 6 2
♦ K 4 2
♣ 5 4 3 2 		 
Q: 2 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♣1♠
3 NTPassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: Q♥ - Everything's different on this deal. You have good Hearts and an entry. Your partner won't blame you for trying to set up your own suit.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ J 7 2
♥ 9 6 2
♦ Q 10 9 8 5
♣ 7 2 		 
Q: 3 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
1 NTPass2♣Double
2♠Pass3 NTPass
PassPass


 Your choice:
A: 7♣ - Your partner doubled Stayman to ask for a Club lead. He must have a good 5-card Club suit. There's no reason not to lead them. It might be too hard to set up the Diamonds, and you have no entry.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ 7 4 3 2
♥ K 6 2
♦ 8 6 5 4 2
♣ 2 		 
Q: 4 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♦1♥
1♠Pass2♠Pass
4♠PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: 2♣ - You need to lead your singleton. Hearts might be useful for transportation to give the lead back to your partner and get a ruff.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ Q 3
♥ 9 5 2
♦ A K 7 6 2
♣ 7 6 3 		 
Q: 5 - What do you lead as West?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♣1♠
2♥Pass4♥Pass
PassPass


 Your choice:
A: A♦ - If at the sight of the dummy you discover that a Diamond was a bad lead, you'll still be able to play a Spade.

If you lead a Spade and that's wrong, you won't be able to play a Diamond afterwards.

An Ace-King combination makes for a good lead, because you can see the dummy before deciding what to do next.

Your result so far:
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