Opening Leads from a Sequence (Vinje)

Opening Lead NOT in Partner's Bid Suit

holding vs. suit		lead card		holding vs notrump 
 
AK (even #)				A		AK and others (AK-)
 
AK (odd #)				K		AKJ- 
KQJ and others (KQJ-)			K		KQT-
KQ doubleton 				K 
 
	The following leads vs. suit		The following leads vs.  
	promise the next higher card		notrump promise none or two 
						higher
 
AKQ-					Q		AKQ-
KQ-					Q		QJT-
					Q		QJ9-

		
QJ-			always		J		AQJ-
					J		KQJ- 
					J		JT9-
					J		JT8-
 
AJT-					T		AQT9-
KJT-					T		AJT-
JTx (x = small card)			T		KJT-
T singleton is acceptable 		T		T9-
 
AT9-					9		AT9-	
KT9-					9		KT9-
QT9-					9		QT9- 
T9x-					9		98-
9 singleton is acceptable 
 
K98-					8 	the reason the 8 is not 
Q98-					8 	none or two higher vs. 
J98-					8	notrump is that one might be 
8 singleton is acceptable 		8 	unblocking from three cards 
						like "honor - 8 - small"

An honor lead vs. suit promises the next higher touching honor. Vs. notrump it promises the next higher touching honor AND one higher, or no higher honors at all.

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Defense; Sequence Opening Leads (Vinje) / retropoet / Geocities / retropoet@oocities.com / revised April 1998