[MattieShoe]

West:

Scoring: IMP

Pass 2NT pass 3NT AP

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What do you lead?

Just curious, because I led the 3♣ and was berated for it in very broken English. Partner then proceeded to discard all her high cards.

The club lead wasn't very appetizing but without any bidding, I can't rationalize leading something else. Am I missing something?

Incidentally, I finished 96/192 in the tourney, +0.23 IMPs despite the -8.66 IMPs on this hand. The partner in question finished 186/192 with -25.94 IMPs.

Edit:
Partner's high ♦ was a 6 so any diamond lead finesses myself.
Partner had K♥ but declarer is sitting behind her with AQ♥
Partner DID have a nice 5 card spade suit with the KQ but if south ducks a J♠ lead and takes the next, partner never gets back into lead those 3 spade winners.

[Fluffy]

The normal lead is a club, if you feel agressive you can lead a major.

[pooltuna]

MattieShoe, on Sep 7 2009, 03:14 AM, said:

West:

Scoring: IMP

Pass 2NT pass 3NT AP

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What do you lead?

Just curious, because I led the 3♣ and was berated for it in very broken English. Partner then proceeded to discard all her high cards.

The club lead wasn't very appetizing but without any bidding, I can't rationalize leading something else. Am I missing something?

Incidentally, I finished 96/192 in the tourney, +0.23 IMPs despite the -8.66 IMPs on this hand. The partner in question finished 186/192 with -25.94 IMPs.

Edit:
Partner's high ♦ was a 6 so any diamond lead finesses myself.
Partner had K♥ but declarer is sitting behind her with AQ♥
Partner DID have a nice 5 card spade suit with the KQ but if south ducks a J♠ lead and takes the next, partner never gets back into lead those 3 spade winners.

Nothing rates to work but I would have tried the J♠ because I expect my entries to limited as well and the opponents made no efforts to find a major suit fit.

[cherdanno]

A club lead looks very normal.

[EricK]

The only suit which looks obviously wrong to lead is ♦.

And a ♣ looks as good, if not better, than the others.

[MattieShoe]

Great thanks... I just wanted to make sure I wasn't crazy. Just had a crazy partner, no worries. :-)

[vuroth]

I would lead a major if my ♦s were xxxx, and partner rated to have all the entries. Here, though, things are more uncertain, and it's not impossible that partner will have some help in clubs.