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Recent hand from a f2f event.
You open 3S nv vs vul on
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The bidding proceeds (P) P (3NT)
I am curious as to what posters would lead here and why
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Just curious
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Posted 2011-October-06, 18:59
"The King of Hearts a broadsword bears, the Queen of Hearts a rose." W. H. Auden.
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Posted 2011-October-06, 19:17
♥9. The lack of double puts some hearts in partner's hand?
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
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Posted 2011-October-06, 19:17
ace of spades then original 4th best
Free, on 2011-May-10, 03:57, said:
Babalu just wanted a shoulder to cry on, is that too much to ask for?
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Posted 2011-October-06, 19:24
Low spade at IMPs, heart at matchpoints.
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Posted 2011-October-06, 20:14
not a minor suit.
spade lead probably needs pard to have 2+ spades, so not ace spades.
that leaves any other spade or a heart
i try a low spade
spade lead probably needs pard to have 2+ spades, so not ace spades.
that leaves any other spade or a heart
i try a low spade
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Posted 2011-October-06, 23:04
♥ 9. I hate these situations. Not much to go on.
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Posted 2011-October-07, 00:18
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.
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.
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Posted 2011-October-07, 00:34
Well, if you are going to lead a S, I think you should lead a low one.
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"The King of Hearts a broadsword bears, the Queen of Hearts a rose." W. H. Auden.
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Posted 2011-October-07, 02:44
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.
Of course, if pard happens to have ♠xx and a side ace that needs to be toppled, I'm gonna look silly LOL.
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Posted 2011-October-07, 05:12
the hog, on 2011-October-07, 00:34, said:
Well, if you are going to lead a S, I think you should lead a low one.
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Shouldn't partner have doubled with that?
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:
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Posted 2011-October-07, 05:28
Hanoi5, on 2011-October-07, 05:12, said:
Shouldn't partner have doubled with that?
In my world a double says lead our suit.
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Posted 2011-October-07, 08:50
" 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.
*** 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.
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