Leads Against a Slowly-bid 3 NT by Matthias Huberschwiller

In this quiz, your opponents will have bid one or more suits before settling in 3NT.

Take their bidding into consideration to find the killer lead.

Good luck!

Question 1

Your Hand
♠ 8 2
♥ Q J 10 4 2
♦ Q 9 6 2
♣ A 3

Q: 1 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	2♦	Pass	2♥
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♦2 - West has bid a transfer, showing five Hearts, so a Heart lead would only help your opponents.

You can lead your other long suit, Diamonds. The Diamond bid from West was artificial - he never showed that suit.

Your result so far:

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Question 2

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

Q: 2 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	2♣	Pass	2♥
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♦2 - Why did West bid Stayman? Because he has four Spades. Therefore, you need to choose a Diamond lead over a Spade.

Your result so far:

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Question 3

Your Hand
♠ J 6 2
♥ 9 3
♦ Q 7 6 2
♣ A 4 3 2

Q: 3 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	2♣	Pass	2♠
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♦2 - When you have a choice between two 4-card suits, it's best to lead the one with the lowest honor. Besides, Ace-fourth is an especially bad holding to lead from. Lead your fourth-best Diamond.

Your result so far:

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Question 4

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

Q: 4 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	2♥	Pass	2♠
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♥8 - With four small cards, you need to lead the second-highest. Your partner will know that you don't have honors in the suit. If he takes the lead and doesn't like Hearts, he might think about switching to another suit.

Your result so far:

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Question 5

Your Hand
♠ K Q J 10
♥ 8 3
♦ J 8 6 2
♣ 8 6 3

Q: 5 - What do you lead as South?

South	West	North	East
-	-	-	1 NT
Pass	2♣	Pass	2♠
Pass	3 NT	Pass	Pass
Pass

A: ♠K - You have solid Spades except for the Ace. Lead a Spade, even though East bid the suit!

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