paulhar Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 You are on lead with: S-842H-KJ82D-972C-983 RHO bids 1NT (15-17). LHO bids 3NT. (1) your lead at matchpoints?(2) your lead at IMPs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 ♠8 at both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 2 of H at both. The auction screams for a major suit lead and H loks like the best bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twcho Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 H2 for both scoring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 ♥2 in MP, like the field I guess♠8 in imps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 I can't remember the thread (Ben surely knows)...Some time ago I conducted a simulation and study about the lead against the auction 1N-3N when the leader has from 0 to 7 HCP. The results were surprising, one common rule was that with 4333 hands you should lead your 3 card major not the 4 card suit. Even when you have values in the 4 card suit and nothing in the 3 card suit.3 card majors were better than 3 card minors since the 1N-3N auction tends to make your pd have more major suit cards than responder usually. The logic behind this is that the best approach to defeat 3N when holding a bad hand is to find pd's good suit and after 1N-3N when you have 3 in a major there are chances that pd has 5. So no matter the result a spade is the correct theorical lead on this hand. Luis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trpltrbl Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 Since I am an old man, I keep leading 4th from my longest and strongest. Mike :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted July 30, 2004 Report Share Posted July 30, 2004 my reasoning was simple... if i lead a heart i throw away 2, possibly 3, tricks (potentially)... the spade has a chance to hit partner big time, and the 8 shows that i want him to continue spades only if he thinks it's right true, leading the low heart can work out... i'd bet against it tho.. with 5 cards it's a little easier, tho i still have no entries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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