In the second deal, if West lead with the Ace, South would have still won the second heart with it's King so either way, it would have been one all, no? My partner lead with an Ace last week and I only had a King singleton in the same suit. It was a shame as I lost the King and opponents knew I had a void.
The guidelines don't always work in your favour. Using 'never underlead an Ace' will give you better odds of not losing a trick in the long run, but it's not guaranteed every time. It is important though, that partner knows you won't make an opening lead from beneath an Ace so they can better judge which cards you hold.
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I underled an Ace twice in all of my bridge playing. Both were successful.
Very good lesson. On the first hand East should just play the H9, not the HQ, seeing that the HJ & H10 are in dummy.
How would you know, in a real game, that declarer had a singleton K in hearts as you don't get to see their cards?
You’re right Lorraine, you wouldn’t know. By not underleading the Ace you are simply guarding against that.
In the second deal, if West lead with the Ace, South would have still won the second heart with it's King so either way, it would have been one all, no? My partner lead with an Ace last week and I only had a King singleton in the same suit. It was a shame as I lost the King and opponents knew I had a void.
The guidelines don't always work in your favour. Using 'never underlead an Ace' will give you better odds of not losing a trick in the long run, but it's not guaranteed every time. It is important though, that partner knows you won't make an opening lead from beneath an Ace so they can better judge which cards you hold.
@@oasisbridgetuition Thank you