diamond lead

re:Open 1D, 1S, or 1NT?
In category General
Written by Niele

MPs, both vul. You are playing 2/one GF, 15-17 NT. In third seat you hear 2 passes & hold

AKQT T873 KQT T8

You have no particular agreements about third seat openers. Please rate the folowin bids & explain your reasonin:
(a) 1D (b) 1S (c) 1NT (d) other.

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re:Michaels w/ QT9854 AKJ986 Void X?
In category General
Written by Niele

All white, IMPs, RHO deals & opens 1C (nothing special -- your vanilla SAYC 1C opening). You hold a good old 6-6-0-one hand:
AKJ986
X

(1C) - ?

What would you bid? 2C would show a 2 siuted hand w/ generally 5-5 in the majors.

Would you:

a) Bid 2C showing both majors b) Start off w/ 1H entirely itnending to reverse into spades later c) Bid 1S and intending to bid heatrs later d) Pass and se

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re:opening lead J96 T98 AQT9 J76
In category General
Written by ravenclaw

imps, vul/vul second seat with:
T98
J76

Opponents are playing SA & usually open 1D with 4 D's and 5 C's.
You hear:

Pass Pass 1D
Pass 1S Pass 2C
Pass 3NT Pass Pass

a) your lead?
b) if you have to lead a diamond, what is standard from AQT9? (I don't see it unreasonably listed in Encyclopedia of Bridge.)

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re:Slam bidding with a void
In category General
Written by jreamx

I find often find it difficult to bid sensibly toward slam freshly holding a void. Here is the latest example. 6NT is the top matchpoint spot, but how to get there? We were playing 2/1.

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BIDDING:

West North East South Pass 1H
Pass 2C Pass 3C
Pass 3D

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