rigour6 Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 When your partner gets in, how are you going to feel when they return a club? Stick with the low spade. I can see the argument that it makes a difference at IMPs, but generally at NT you are going to get your high card tricks, it's your length tricks that will depend on the lead. Since opps didn't try stayman, that argues for a major lead as well. Note this does not mean the club lead is bad, sometimes you have no lead. The most important thing at a time like this is to have a sympathetic and supportive partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 Heart Ten unblocking the suit, the spade suit seems to be the best way to blow a trick a close decision between a heart and a club. funny you think a lead from Qxxx is more likely to blow a trick than from KTx? Probably but it certainly will be more difficult to understand for pd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reisig Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 I'm confused. Why is this hand in here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted June 15, 2005 Report Share Posted June 15, 2005 When your partner gets in, how are you going to feel when they return a club?. maybe it's true that the club 10 tells a different story to partner than, say, the club 8 but still i expect partner to figure out that i'm not leading from length and, after seeing dummy and seeing declarer's 1st trick, that i'm not leading from strength i'd still rather not blow a trick vs. 1nt out, or 1nt : 3nt ... the fact that the ♣10 didn't work out this time only means that it didn't work out this time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSilver Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 I think I'd lead the 10♣ against 3N, but vs 1N, I want to try to get the spades going at the risk of revealing my Q or blowing a trick in the suit. I don't know if I've ever beaten 1N playing passive. ;)My sense is that passive defense is more likely to set 1nt than 3nt. In 3nt, declarer usually has a source of tricks and the defense needs to establish theirs first. In 1nt, declarer tends to have to scrounge tricks wherever he can find them. Entries to dummy will be scarce, so underleading honors into the strong hand is riskier. Nevertheless, I'd probably lead a spade at IMPs. But I agree it's not clearcut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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