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Your lead against 3NT after the following auction
1N - 2C
2D - 3N
♠ 1096
♥ A2
♦ 7643
♣ J975
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Posted 2013-December-04, 07:37
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Posted 2013-December-04, 07:53
Top spade. Didn't really seriously consider anything else.
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Posted 2013-December-04, 08:56
♠10, but I did consider the 4th club.
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
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Posted 2013-December-04, 09:08
The idea of NT defense is to establish length winners if possible or otherwise go passive. Here, though, partner seems to be holding most of the cards in front of the NT bidder so passive defense looks like it will be unsuccessful.
LHO did not follow with Smolen, so it would seem likely he has at most 4 hearts, and may have 3 with 4 spades. As partner has the most possible entries, and at least 4 hearts, this may well be our best source of length tricks so I lead the heart Ace.
It may be wrong. So sue me.
LHO did not follow with Smolen, so it would seem likely he has at most 4 hearts, and may have 3 with 4 spades. As partner has the most possible entries, and at least 4 hearts, this may well be our best source of length tricks so I lead the heart Ace.
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Posted 2013-December-04, 09:23
Winstonm, on 2013-December-04, 09:08, said:
It may be wrong. So sue me.
Merit at imps but we don't have to beat the hand at mp's.
I'm aiming to attack spades twice...... or pickle them depending on the dummy.
KJ8x in dummy to pards Qxx ? It may be wrong but I'll plead diminished mental capacity.
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Posted 2013-December-04, 09:44
ggwhiz, on 2013-December-04, 09:23, said:
Merit at imps but we don't have to beat the hand at mp's.
I'm aiming to attack spades twice...... or pickle them depending on the dummy.
KJ8x in dummy to pards Qxx ? It may be wrong but I'll plead diminished mental capacity.
I'm aiming to attack spades twice...... or pickle them depending on the dummy.
KJ8x in dummy to pards Qxx ? It may be wrong but I'll plead diminished mental capacity.
At mps an extra length trick counts doesn't it, even if we don't beat them?
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hrothgar, on 2013-December-04, 07:37, said:
MP ♠ 10 9 6 ♥ A 2 ♦ 7 6 4 3 ♣ J 9 7 5
Your lead against 3NT after the following auction
1N - 2C
2D - 3N
Your lead against 3NT after the following auction
1N - 2C
2D - 3N
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Posted 2013-December-04, 21:19
this is MP not IMPS and we can be highly successful by merely holding declarer to the
least number of overtricks possible. We can try for some aggression by leading the spade T
hoping we will hit partner. I would lead a diamond merely because declarer (if they are
going to take dia finesses) would usually do so through partner anyway. The dia lead will
should be the most likely way to avoid damaging the defense and that may be all we need
for a great score on a seemingly normal hand.
dia 6 (2nd highest) = 10 low dia = 8 spade T=7 don't care much for anything else
least number of overtricks possible. We can try for some aggression by leading the spade T
hoping we will hit partner. I would lead a diamond merely because declarer (if they are
going to take dia finesses) would usually do so through partner anyway. The dia lead will
should be the most likely way to avoid damaging the defense and that may be all we need
for a great score on a seemingly normal hand.
dia 6 (2nd highest) = 10 low dia = 8 spade T=7 don't care much for anything else
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Posted 2013-December-04, 22:20
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