rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP (08/02/84)
E)comments from the "expert panel"
C)comments from the "contestants"
R)comments form yours truly, me.
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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
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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.
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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.