EricK Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 [hv=pc=n&w=st5hq6532d83ckq74&d=s&v=b&b=7&a=2np3hp3sp3nppp]133|200|Spots are approximate[/hv]MP Pairs. 3♥ was a transfer; 3NT offered a choice of contracts. How do you rate various leads? Would any factors (eg the strength of the field many of whom are presumably also facing this choice; or how badly you needed a good score) affect your final decision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I don't normally hold with 'rules', but I think this is an excellent rule:When on lead against 3NT after RHO has opened 2NT, and you have a 5-card or longer suit which neither opponent has shown, lead it. So I would lead my systemic heart here in all fields and all forms of scoring and would barely consider any alternative. (give me 10 5 KJ432 83 QJ109 and I'd consider a discussion more interesting) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewj Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Must admit QJT9 clubs and KJ432 heart would be an easy club at MPs for me....on this deal it's a ♥ or a ♦. I guess I would lead a ♥, maybe it's not even close...but I would be willing to apologise if my lead cost a trick :P.I don't think the standard of opps would matter. If I needed a swing? Dunno, I don't really play like that...every place higher is nice :)...a club lead would be quite swingy from KQxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanoff Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 I've no idea whether its the small heart or the K♣.A computer program might give us the the answer, but until then my gut feeling is for the latter. At pairs, which I don't play so much, I think you're supposed to match the room, so that'd be a heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Always a heart for Frances rule... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 At MP always a ♣ according to my rules (good 4 card suit is better than a poor 5 card suit). In this case, even at imps I'd lead a ♣. With ♣A instead of KQ I'd lead a ♥ at imps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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