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 L132 Leads from Good-Medium-Poor hands by linda j green

Judgement plays a large role in opening leads depending on whether you have a good -medium or poor hand. Do you have many high card points? Do you have many entries? These are the questions you are required to ask yourself. Let us see what we should do on the following hands.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ 9 7 4 2
♥ 8 6
♦ K 8 5 3 2
♣ Q J 		 
Q: 1 - As South what suit do you lead ?

SouthWestNorthEast
-1♣Pass
1♦1♠Pass3 NT
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: Q♣. We need to decide whether to lead from the long diamond suit which is a "medium" hand or the club suit which is partner's "good" hand. Therefore, knowing partner has the entries we lead partner's bid suit- not our suit.

Your result so far:
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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ Q 9 3
♥ 10 9 8
♦ J 10 9 7
♣ 5 4 2 		 
Q: 2 - As South what suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♣
Pass1♥1♠2 NT*
Pass3 NTPassPass
Pass


* 18-19 HCP

 Your choice:
A: 3♠ When partner overcalls a suit there is a reason- Lead directing suit with possible entries and a medium hand.
Having a "poor" hand lead partner's suit! Always lead low from 3 cards so partner knows how many cards in declarer's hand. Never a high card.

Your result so far:
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Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ J 10 9 8 7 2
♥ 7 6
♦ Q 5
♣ 8 4 2 		 
Q: 3 - As South what suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
--1♥1 NT
Pass3 NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 7♥. Partner opened the bidding. Lead partner's suit. Your hand is a "poor" hand with no entries.

Your result so far:
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Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ K 8 5 4
♥ 7 5
♦ Q 8 7 6 3
♣ 9 4 		 
Q: 4 - As South what suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---2 NT
Pass3 NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 7♥. As they did not use Stayman they have the minors! Unless the major is a 5-card suit, do not lead the suit. Having a "poor" hand lead the other major hoping to find partner with length and points in that suit.

Your result so far:
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Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ 7 2
♥ K J 10 6
♦ A Q 3
♣ A 8 7 4 		 
Q: 5 - As South what suit do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♣
Pass*1♠Pass1 NT
Pass3 NTPassPass
Pass


* Hand does not have tolerance for spades to make a "Take-Out" double. Also not enough HCP for a NT overcall.

 Your choice:
A: 7♠. With a "good" hand and all the remaining HCP partner has zero points, lead passively - from what you do not have so as not to give away a trick!

Your result so far:
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