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Bridge with Harold Schogger
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Opening Leads
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Blind Opening Leads Against Suit contracts
1. TOP of Sequence
So if I lead a King I will be promising Q J 10
So if I lead a 10 I will be promising
10 9 8
WHY ?
To eventually build TRICK
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2. TOP of Singleton
So if I lead a 7 I might be promising Just one or ?
Why ?
Looking FOR A POSSIBLE RUFF
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3. TOP of Doubleton
So if I lead a 8 I might be promising
A lower one next time part of doubleton OR ?
Why ?
Looking FOR A POSSIBLE RUFF
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4. TOP of Nothing
So if I lead a 9 I might be promising
Lower ones to come or ?
Why ?
SAFE GIVING LITTLE AWAY
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The 4 TOPS :-
1. TOP of Sequence
2. TOP of Singleton
3. TOP of Doubleton
4. TOP of Nothing
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TWO DON’TS WHEN BLIND :-1. Don’t lead from a Tenace – a broken sequence of Honour cards
2. Don’t lead from an Unsupported Honour ie honour with small cards
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Differentiating between a doubleton & trebleton rubbish
Standard methods you lead top of doubleton and top of nothing so how does Partner know whether you have two or three
With the 4 TOPS Both of these we lead the 8
RECOMMEND MUD = Middle Up Down with three And stick with top of Doubleton
Now we lead 8 Now we lead 5 then 8
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BLIND OPENING LEADS against suit contracts
The 4 TOPS :-1. TOP of Sequence 2. TOP of Singleton 3. TOP of Doubleton 4. TOP of Nothing
1. Don’t lead from a Tenace – a broken sequence of Honour cards
2. Don’t lead from an Unsupported Honour ie honour with small cards
So what shall we lead from these hands :- against a 4 contract
Can’t lead ? Can’t lead ?
Can’t lead ?
A Club as it’s a Tenace
So you can lead either K top of Doubleton or 9 top of nothing
A club as its unsupported honour
A diamond as its unsupported honour
So you can lead Q (top of sequence)
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ALPSA =
P =
L =
S=
Always
Lead
Partner’s
Suit
Which one ?
1. Ace if you have it
2. Top from Doubleton
3. Top from sequence
4. Top of nothing
5. Top from singleton
6. Low from an honour other than Ace so with Q642 or K82 lead the 2 on both occasions
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More points on Opening leads :-Contract 4
Lead ?
K probably best
DON’T LEAD A SINGLETON WITHGOOD HAND IT PARTNER CANNOT HAVE ANYTHING
THEIR 26 PLUS your 14 PARTNER HAS ZILCH
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Contract 4Lead ?
K probably best
LONG IN TRUMPS LEAD LENGTH
YOU HAVE LOADS OF TRUMPS
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Contract 3NTAfter auction Of 1NT – 3NT
Lead ?
9 probably best
TRY AND FIND PARTNER WITH BAD HANDS
YOU HAVE VERY BAD HAND
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Analyze the lead
1. Is it 4th highest ?
2 . Is it top of sequence ?
3. Is it top of Nothing ?
4. Is it promising an honour (entry) later ?
5. Is it a singleton ?
USE THE BIDDING TO WORK ALL THIS OUT
LOOK AT DUMMY AND YOUR OWN HANDESPECIALLY THE SMALL CARDS FOR ALL THE CLUES
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Some examples
Probably top of nothingOr singleton
Probably 4th highestPromising honourNo sequence at top Of suit
Almost certain to be top of sequence
USE THE BIDDING TO WORK ALL THIS OUT
LOOK AT DUMMY AND YOUR OWN HANDESPECIALLY THE SMALL CARDS FOR ALL THE CLUES