kfay Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 [hv=d=s&v=b&s=sj109xhq109xxxdcaq9]133|100|Scoring: IMP1♥-(2♦)-P-(3NT)All Pass[/hv] Your lead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 ♠J if this were matchpoints. I kind of like the ♣A at IMPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I like the club A at any scoring. They have had a power auction to 3N.. an auction on which LHO could well have extras and RHO didn't bother inviting. So even with partner's possible diamond length/stopper, we are not setting up this heart suit, and the spade, passive tho it is, is also going to be non-productive. The club requires so little, which is good, because that's all partner rates to have.... little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I would lead a heart without much thought, I am a simple soul, and I don't trust opponent's stoppers much. But thinking deeper, if we have diamond void, either a passive lead is best (spade), just awaiting for the opponents to fail by themselves, or RHO has a big fit, in wich case we better lead ♣A before it is too late. I have no experience leading unsupported aces against NT, maybe I should try and do it more frequently just to test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm leaning toward the J♠, but at IMPs the A♣ seems like the only option. At MPs the J♠ seems like a longterm winner... I will never lead a ♥ unless the 3NT bidder was KR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I would always lead a heart if declarer was Nuno (whereagles). But its more like a table feeling sometimes. In japan I overcalled on KJ98xx and RHO bid 2NT ultra quick, I could 'feel' he had the 2NT bid in mind, and that my 2♦ overcall didn't matter much to his decision. I was right, he just had ♦Qx, any non diamond lead would mean that the contract made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 I don't have a strong preference between a spade and a club, but I think a heart has little/no merit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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