Page Inside Front Flap - Leads Against Notrump

• Solid sequence
♠ K-Q-J-9-6-3, ♥ Q-J-10-5-2, ♦ J-10-9-4
• Broken Sequence
♠ ♠ K-Q-10-6-4-3, ♥ Q-J-9-7-2, ♦ J-10-8-5
• Interior Sequence
♠ ♠ A-Q-J-7-5-2, ♥ K-J-10-6-3, ♦ Q-10-9-5
4. Lead Top of Nothing
• With a weak hand and no entries,
hoping to fnd partner’s suit.
♠ ♠ 7 6 5 4 3 2
♥ ♥ 8 7 5
♦ ♦ 6 2
♣ ♣ J 7
• With a strong four-card suit, when
leading the suit might give declarer
a trick but not develop enough
winners as compensation.
♠ ♠ 9 8 6
♥ ♥ A Q J 5
♦ ♦ 7 4 2
♣ ♣ 8 6 5
5. Take the Tricks and Run
• With a sure way to defeat the
contract.
• When the auction suggests
declarer will win the race before
the long suit can be established,
lead from a strong short suit.
♠ ♠ A-K-3, ♥ K-Q-5