[jillybean]

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Unusual auction to say the least.
Assuming that you will lead hearts, what are your agreements on leads from AQ62?

[smerriman]

If I were desperate to get partner on lead I might underlead my ace.. but unless bridge has evolved to 5 suits to give me a void, I'm not seeing such a reason.

[Stephen Tu]

I wouldn't lead heart on this auction + hand. But if you forced me to, there's no reason not to lead ace. That at least avoids complete debacles like declarer winning K in dummy or hand opposite a stiff. In general underleading aces is terrible at suit contracts. At your level maybe it should just never be done. Generally you only do it in desperate situations, to induce a misguess (and here no reason to, as you have the Q and it's not like declarer can misguess from KJ tight in dummy, or Kx dummy vs Jx in hand), or you desperately need to get partner in for a lead in another suit (e.g. you have void and want ruff at trick 2 to beat a slam). Here there's nothing on the side for partner to lead to your advantage so it'd be nuts to not lead ace, if choosing to lead the suit.

[jillybean]

Thanks, you answered my question well The only reason not to lead Ace, if leading hearts is to get partner in for a ruff, I can use the 6 and 2 to give suit preference.
The ♠J was led here.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

given that the 1H occurred pretty late, it is nearly certain, that p does not have the HK.
P should have approx. 10HCP and a 5 card heart suit, if the suit was any good, he would have bid
it earlier.

Starting with the jack of spade seems safe.
If I have to attack heart, it is the Ace.

[jillybean]

Pards suit. QJ2, KJ83, J9, JT98
"we don't let opps play at the 2 level"

[P_Marlowe]

 jillybean, on 2025-January-24, 10:49, said:

Pards suit. QJ2, KJ83, J9, JT98
"we don't let opps play at the 2 level"

Sure, but what is wrong with X?
You have a shortage in their suit?

[jillybean]

 P_Marlowe, on 2025-January-24, 11:28, said:

Sure, but what is wrong with X?
You have a shortage in their suit?

Double would have been fine, I guess pard didn't want to put ♠QJ2 down as dummy.
I'm not sure that we should, carte blanche be following the rule "don't let the opps play at the 2 level" ,it's a new treatment for me. You know what I think about bridge rules.

I posted this because the potential lead choice interested me, I can only try to fix my own mistakes.

[smerriman]

The rule is normally "don't let the opponents play in a *fit* at the 2 level". Though not actually relevant since here it's about whether you want the opponents to play at the *one* level, which is definitely a more unusual / rare situation..

[P_Marlowe]

On a side note: the auction looks like, somebody is sitting on close values to make a more pos. move,
i.e. the reopening is dangerous in the sense, that they may bid game.
I dont undertstand their pass of the 1D response, but obv. this is not your concern.

[thepossum]

Probably the Ace to make sure we don't lose a trick

[pescetom]

Starting with the spades Jack seems fine, it might promote partner's spades Jack

[AL78]

Lead the ace, have a look at dummy, then decide how to continue.