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 Broken Honor sequences by linda j green

What are broken honor sequences?

KJT92-QT982-AJT9 or KT98. These are broken honor sequences. Leading from these sequences are not safe against suit contracts. They are attacking leads, usually against a No Trump contact. The standard accepted card to lead is "top of the interior sequence".

These leads are extremely helpful when dummy may hold an honor and one could trap a card in dummy, thus partner will not waste a higher card.
J43 (dummy)
K1098 (LHO) Q52 (RHO)
A76 (Declarer)
If LHO leads the ten, RHO will not waste the Queen, thus the Jack will not become a trick in dummy.
In No Trump contracts one requires 3 cards in a row touching each other, or nearly touching each other : QJ98 or J1087 as a sequence, thus leading the TOP card.

Question 1

  Your Hand
♠ K 10 9 8 3
♥ A Q 6 5
♦ 8 7
♣ 5 4 		 
Q: 1 - As South what card do you lead in a No Trump contract?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1 NT
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 10♠. When the opponents did not use Stayman one should lead a major. Leading the top of an interior sequence is better than leading away from an Ace and a Queen.

Your result so far:
Open Question

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Question 2

  Your Hand
♠ 5
♥ A J 10 9
♦ Q 8 5 3
♣ A 6 5 4 		 
Q: 2 - As South what card do you lead against a suit contract?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1♠
Pass2♠Pass4♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: 3♦. One cannot lead an unsupported Ace in a suit contract. Aces are meant to capture kings. Do not lead a singleton trump and giveaway the adverse distribution of the trump suit. With no other alternative the diamond suit leaves us the only choice!

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 3

  Your Hand
♠ K 6
♥ A Q J 6 3
♦ 9 8 7 3
♣ 7 5 		 
Q: 3 - As South what suit do you lead and which card in a NT contract?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♦Pass1♠
Pass2♣Pass3 NT
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: Q♥. One leads the top of an interior sequence. Do not lead this suit against a suit contract! Hoping to take 4 heart tricks and the K♠ to defeat the contract.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 4

  Your Hand
♠ K J 10
♥ A 10 9 8 3
♦ Q J 6
♣ 9 8 		 
Q: 4 - As South what suit do you lead and which card?
SouthWestNorthEast
---1NT
Pass3NTPassPass
Pass


 Your choice:
A: 10♥. Top of an interior sequence. The diamond suit does not hold 3 touching cards . The spade suit is not a 4-card suit. Lead from your longest suit.

Your result so far:
Open Question

Question 5

  Your Hand
♠ 6 5
♥ K J 10 2
♦ Q J 9 4
♣ 8 7 2 		 
Q: 5 - As South what suit and which card do you lead?
SouthWestNorthEast
-1♣Pass1♠
Pass2♠Pass3♠
PassPassPass


 Your choice:
A: Q♦. Top of a broken sequence. When one card is missing treat this as a full sequence in a suit or No Trump contract.

Your result so far:
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