First lead strategy

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Remember

Lead the highest card from touching honors: AKQ, KQJ, QJ10, KQ10, QJ9, AJ10, KJ10,Q109.

Lead a low card if you have a top honor: Hxx, Hxxx,Hxxxx.

Lead the higher card from a doubleton: Ax,Kx, Qx, Jx, 10x, xx.

Lead a high card from nothing or a low honor: xxx, xxxx, xxxxx, Jxxx, 10xxxx.

× Avoid leading a low card from the Ace against trup contracts: Axxx, AQxx, AJx.

× Don't lead from two untouching honors unless you want to take a risk.

× Avoid leading from Jxx, 10xx.

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