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Updated 16th August 2026 |
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Hand of the week, week commencing, Sunday 23rd March 2025
What would you lead here?
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| W | N | E | S |
| 1♦ | 1♠ | 2♥ | |
| 3♣ | 4♥ | Pass | 5♣1 |
| Double | 6♥ | End |
1. Cue Bid showing first round control- here a club void
Have you listened to the auction? Are you a fan of leading Ace from AK Suits? or are you a fan of "Always Lead Partner's Suit"?
The bidding suggests that declarer has a void club so leading a club here might not be very productive.
Since partner initially overcalled with 1♠ it therefore seems to be a sensible option to lead a Spade.
A Spade lead takes the contract 1 down as declarer cannot discard his spade loser.
When this hand was played against me West led a Club (normally not unreasonable) and I was eventually able to chuck my second Spade on the established Diamond, losing just one diamond.
As the leader's partner observed afterwards, "Did you not hear me overcall 1♠?"
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