Leading After 1NT- 3NT by Matthias Huberschwiller

Your opponents have bid to 3NT without mentioning any suits. That leaves you with very little information.

Still, you have to find the killer lead.

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 8 2
♥ K Q 9 8 3
♦ J 7 6
♣ 8 6 3

Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♥8 - You are going to lead your 5-card suit, but which card?

The King-Queen are not enough to make a sequence to lead from against No-Trump. Therefore, you need to lead your fourth-best, the ♥8.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

Your Hand
♠ Q 9 6 3 2
♥ Q 9 6 3
♦ 8
♣ A 6 2

Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♠3 - It's better to lead from a 5-card suit than from a 4-card suit. You will make one more length trick if you manage to set up your Spades.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ Q 7 6 2
♥ 5 3
♦ Q 7 6 3
♣ A 6 2

Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♠2 - They haven't bothered looking for a major-suit fit, so they rate to have length in the minors. Prefer a major-suit lead.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

Your Hand
♠ K 7 6 2
♥ J 7 6 2
♦ Q 3
♣ 9 5 2

Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♥2 - This time, you could lead from either major. Since they are both 4-card suits, you need to lead the one with the lowest honor. It's the least dangerous.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ 8 2
♥ A 6 2
♦ Q 10 9 6 2
♣ Q 6 2

Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♦10 - Q-10-9 form a broken sequence, since only one card is missing to form a real sequence.

You need to lead the top of the touching cards, the ♦10.

Your result so far:

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