the hog Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Recent hand from a f2f event. You open 3S nv vs vul onAQTxxxx938284The bidding proceeds (P) P (3NT) I am curious as to what posters would lead here and why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 ♥9. The lack of double puts some hearts in partner's hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babalu1997 Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 ace of spades then original 4th best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Low spade at IMPs, heart at matchpoints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbreath Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 not a minor suit.spade lead probably needs pard to have 2+ spades, so not ace spades.that leaves any other spade or a hearti try a low spade 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdeegan Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 :P ♥ 9. I hate these situations. Not much to go on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 It's hard for me to believe that anything other than a spade is right at IMPs, our spades are pretty good and leading a spade rates to be hugely correct if partner has 2. Leading a heart has other problems, the 9 is more dangerous than it looks, and it may give declarer a tempo/entry he's not entitled to. If you're going to lead a spade, it's going to be the queen--not to cater to stiff J in dummy, since we have no side entry anyway, but because if dummy comes down with Jx we don't want to give declarer an undeserved dummy entry. I feel like a lot of people go through the thought process of "spade or non-spade", settle on "non-spade", and then decide to lead a heart. This is really wrong. Obviously "non-spade" is better than "spade" if you always know which of the non-spade suits to lead, but you don't. The lead is harder at MP, I guess I'd go with a heart and try not to give up a trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted October 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Well, if you are going to lead a S, I think you should lead a low one. But that gives away the 9th trick. The H lead was the winner, as you would find pd with AKJTx of H and a doubleton S. You take the first 12 tricks. 3NT bidder had KxxxxAKQJxxAK I never get these right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Indeed, if spade, then low. But a heart might be better, on grounds of not blowing a trick and opps not having tried for a heart fit. Of course, if pard happens to have ♠xx and a side ace that needs to be toppled, I'm gonna look silly LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Well, if you are going to lead a S, I think you should lead a low one. But that gives away the 9th trick. The H lead was the winner, as you would find pd with AKJTx of H and a doubleton S. You take the first 12 tricks. 3NT bidder had KxxxxAKQJxxAK I never get these right. Shouldn't partner have doubled with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdeegan Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Shouldn't partner have doubled with that? :P In my world a double says lead our suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dake50 Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 " In my world a double says lead our suit." --jdeegan *** Since with no direction, partner often leads his suit,*** this double is better played to ask a Heart. *** In my world a double says lead a heart.*** This is sometimes agreed that the likely *** solid suit is the one below the suit bid. *** Here unbid Major is featured by a lead-direct double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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