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Another opening lead Against 3NT

Poll: What would you lead? (14 member(s) have cast votes)

You'd lead...

  1. a spade (5 votes [35.71%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 35.71%

  2. a heart (6 votes [42.86%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 42.86%

  3. a diamond (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. a club (3 votes [21.43%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 21.43%

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#1 User is offline   Hanoi5 

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Posted 2010-December-28, 10:10

You hold:

♠Txx
♥9876
♦Qx
♣AJxx

It's MP's; they're white, you're red; after this bidding sequence:

1♦-1♥
2NT-3NT

(you and your partner always passed, your partner dealt) What do you lead? Do you choose a different lead if playing Teams/IMP's?

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


 rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:

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Posted 2010-December-28, 10:14

Mark me down for a heart lead

1. The Heart lead is (hopefully) leading through strength
2. I can make a discouraging lead which will discourage partner from returning them
3. Underleading my clubs isn't at all attractive

I suppose a claim could be made for leading a Spade instead of a heart
(More likely to catch partner with length)
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Posted 2010-December-28, 10:25

I will try the ten of spades on the long shot pard has 5 spades.
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Posted 2010-December-28, 13:33

Safe heart here. The spade seems like a very long shot indeed; I might even rate it slightly behind the club, especially if declarer is the sort of person who jumps to 2NT with any balanced 18 even if it includes 4 spades.
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Posted 2010-December-28, 13:50

♥9 for the same reasons Hrothgar said.
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Posted 2010-December-28, 20:46

View PostHanoi5, on 2010-December-28, 10:10, said:

You hold: ♠ Txx ♥ 9876 ♦ Qx ♣ AJxx
It's MP's; they're white, you're red; after this bidding sequence:
1♦-1♥
2NT-3NT
(you and your partner always passed, your partner dealt) What do you lead? Do you choose a different lead if playing Teams/IMP's?
IMO, At MP, ♠ = 10, ♥ = 9, ♣ = 5, ♦ = 1. A ♠ is clearer at imps.
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Posted 2010-December-29, 01:50

Heart. This seems to be a passive game.

The alternative to me isn't a spade, but a club.
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