Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxe.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!amd!dual!zehntel!ihnp4!ihuxe!rainbow From: rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP Newsgroups: net.rec.bridge Subject: hand 5 from bidding contest Message-ID: <768@ihuxe.UUCP> Date: Wed, 1-Aug-84 20:08:55 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxe.768 Posted: Wed Aug 1 20:08:55 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 3-Aug-84 02:24:00 EDT Sender: rainbow@ihuxe.UUCP Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 37 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.