[uday]

RHO deals and passes. You pass. LHO opens 1S, and raises RHO's 1N to 3N

You are at unfavourable vul.

You hold

9864
52
Q65
QT95

What do you lead?

[Phil]

Low club. Dummy is a big favorite to hold a doubleton club, and the club 10 wastes a trick when dummy has AJ or Jx.

[H_KARLUK]

♦Q

[jdonn]

Club ten so I don't block the suit.

[mtvesuvius]

No need to be fancy. Especially if you are also playing with a bot, we all know that twist... I'll lead the 10♣, which doesn't block the suit, is a relatively standard lead.

[Fluffy]

I'd go with club 10, but that's not what the bot did of course lol.

[Codo]

My partner rates to have more HCPS then I have. He passed, so his suit is more often diamonds then hearts. (Most people are more aggressiv with majors.)
I try a low diamond.
Of course, declarers suit can be diamond as well.

But I think I need to develop tricks very quick, when we have no running suit, we need to develop 4 tricks very quick.

[uday]

In "real life" GIB led a heart, along with 15% of us.

Declarer ( another GIB ) took a chance on an overtrick ( losing only if the lead was from X or XX of hearts ) and went down

Full hand

[H_KARLUK]

North plays 3NT on a lead of low heart

Hmm, say S started with 2C. 4S obv good to buy.

Meanwhile do I miscount? 5S+1H+2D+1C=9?

[mtvesuvius]

H_KARLUK, on Feb 25 2009, 09:35 PM, said:

North plays 3NT on a lead of low heart

Hmm, say S started with 2C. 4S obv good to buy.

Meanwhile do I miscount? 5S+1H+2D+1C=9?

No, you didn't miscount... GIB just wanted an overtrick... Fred, the "Human" bug needs to be fixed, this bug includes:

1. Making Mistakes
2. Being Too Agressive
3. Getting Greedy at IMPs
4. Not Trusting Partner

I would love it if you could immunize the Robots from this miserable disease

[Edmunte1]

You can add on this board:
- opening 2NT
- showing support over 1♠
- correcting 3NT to 4♠ with ruffing potential and fit

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

Clubs, the 9 or ten. (I voted for low club, but I agree, this is garbage).

The alternative would be hearts, with the intention to hit partners suit.

Having said that:

It is not clear, if you have to go agressive, the opponents will
have reached a 3NT contract with at most 27-28 HCP, 25-26
are more likely, so there may be a case for going passive,
because 25HCP will give you only a 40-50% chance of making,
and the most passive lead is a spade.

I assume 1NT was non forcing.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[sathyab]

uday, on Feb 25 2009, 12:54 PM, said:

In "real life"  GIB led a heart, along with 15% of us.

Declarer ( another GIB ) took a chance on an overtrick ( losing only if the lead was from X or XX of hearts ) and went down

Full hand

What was the form of scoring ? I don't see you mentioning it was IMPs and the Hand Viewer doesn't show it either. At MP the play seems quite sensible. As others playing in 4♠ will be making at least ten tricks, making 3nt on the nose will be worth few Matchpoints if any. The best chance for ten tricks is either a club at T2 or a heart and it figured the opening leader was more likely to have led from the Ace of hearts.