rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP (08/02/84)
E)comments from the "expert panel" C)comments from the "contestants" R)comments form yours truly, me. ********************************** Hand 5) S:QT9 N(you) E S W | VUL:ALL | IMPS H:A6 P P P 1H D:J96 P 1NT P 3H C:JT743 P 4H dbl! P P P | Whats your lead? 11 led a club:10 pts 2 led a spade:9 pts 4 led a heart:8 pts ******************** E)club-partner must be nipping at the flask again. The only thing that would make a double intelligent is a club void. At least you'll win the post mortem. E)club-There is no hurry to take any tricks except ruffs. E)club-I have too much stuff. Partner must be void. C)club-Partner must be doubling for an unusual lead. R)Nothing else would seem to make much sense. Partner doesn't have strength nor a trump stack. C)club-Lets force declarer. R)who has the trump stack? E)AH-I haven't the foggiest. Let's see what hits in dummy; that is before I hit the other dummy. E)spade-Partner obviously didn't hear the bidding. I'll make an attacking lead. ************************************************************************** The people(though pessimistically) that give partner credit for common sense and a reasonable bid all led clubs. Those that couldn't find an explanation led something else. A club lead must be right if anything.