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Defensive Leads- signals - discards Offensive

Verlau 2004

 

Leads(suit): 3/5

A=AKJTx,AKx,AKJx

K=AK,KQ,KQx,KQJx,KQTx,KQT9x

Q=KQTx,KQxx,QJ,QJx,QJT9

J=KJT9,JT,JT98,JTx

10=KT98,QT9x,T9,T9x,Tx

9=98x

3rd=Kxxx,Jxxx,Txxx,Txx

5th=Kxxxxx,Txxxx

Lo-x=AJxx,KJxxx,Kxxxx,

    Kxx,QT9x,Qxxx,Qxx,

 

 

Leads(NT): Attitude

A=AK,AKx,AKJx

K=AKJTx,KQT9x

Q=KQ,KQx,KQJx,KQTx,KQxx,

  QJ,QJx,QJT9

J=KJT9,JT,JT98,JTx

10=KT98,QT9x,T9,T9x,Tx

9=98x

Lo-x=AJxx,KJxxx,Kxxxxx,Kxxxx,

     Kxxx,Kxx,QT9x,Qxxx,Qxx,

     Jxxx

Hi-x=Txxxx,Txxx,Txx

 

Signals:

Low=Encourage

High=Discourage

 

 

Discards:

1.Odd=Encourage

  Even=Discourage

2.High=Odd

  Low=Even

3.Sorry Partner