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lead v. 3NT

Poll: lead v. 3NT (21 member(s) have cast votes)

what to lead against 3NT?

  1. club honor (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. small club (18 votes [85.71%])

    Percentage of vote: 85.71%

  3. diamond honor (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. small diamond (2 votes [9.52%])

    Percentage of vote: 9.52%

  5. heart (1 votes [4.76%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.76%

  6. spade (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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Posted 2012-February-12, 10:03

If I were playing a 9-11 NT or weak 2C opener, sure. Otherwise, no thx :)
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Posted 2012-February-12, 18:25

View Postbillw55, on 2012-February-11, 17:38, said:

OK, low club seems to be the winner. I thought this would be the case but wanted to be sure. A low club was in fact the table lead, next I will post the follow up as a defense problem.

As an aside, would anyone have chosen to open the bidding in second seat with east's hand?


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Posted 2012-February-13, 07:25

View Postmikeh, on 2012-February-10, 16:09, said:


I can't see how a high club is a better choice....layouts where it is necessary are not easy to create, and it is trivial to show layouts where it is disastrous.



Its not better in the sense of picking up more club layouts, but only that with north bidding 1N over 1D he is quite likely to be long in clubs and short in diamonds. A chance to keep on lead an switch to diamonds might be valuable. ESP if they play a style where they open 1d with 4432 and (43)33, which is hardly unknown.

A low club lead commits you to trying to set up clubs rather than diamonds before they set up any major suit tricks. Given partner failed to overcall 1D with 1M, either he is very weak or they have plenty of major suit cards. The number of layouts where a top club and a club continuation hurts is is pretty small if you exclude 3-3 club breaks, and I for one think its unlikely the clubs are 5332 around the table.
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Posted 2012-February-13, 07:40

I would open 1NT (10-12) on these cards at this vulnerability, as that is the system that I play.

Playing any normal system, however, this is a pass.
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