[blml] Do we play bridge or not?

[raija]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Burrows" <wjburrows at gmail.com>
To: "BLML" <blml at rtflb.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: [blml] Do we play bridge or not?


On 06/08/07, Harald Skjæran <harald.skjaran at gmail.com> wrote:
> IMPs, Love all
> You hold:
> 8x Txxx Jxx 9xxx
>
> Opponents bid 1NT - 3NT.
>
> Your lead?
>
> --

A low heart looks normal to me.

In my simulations (not of this exact hand but of the auction 1NT 3NT)
xx, Txxx and xxxx were all good leads.  And xxxx was the best of the
three and Txxx the worst but I probably haven't done enough
simulations to determine this ordering accurately.  There is however a
premium for leading a major here as the 3NT bidder is more likely to
have minor length than major length.

I wouldn't mind whichever suit partner lead.

If this is a matter of logical alternatives then I think all leads
have logical alternatives so would disallow any of them if there was
UI demonstably suggesting one (over another).

Wayne


I too would lead S8 which seems supported by logic (mine, at least).

Out of curiosity, did you really mean that if there was UI (break in tempo) 
you would disallow whatever lead was was made, or did you mean _allow_?
TIA