[Fluffy]

Scoring: MP

S - W - N - E
1♣-X -XX-1♠
ps-2♦-X-2♥
ps-ps-X-ps
ps-ps

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What's your lead?

[000002]

♥q

[mikeh]

Good problem. Let's start, as all problems start, with the question: "what's going on?"

There is something odd about this sequence and I am willng to bet that West is not a north american expert I very much doubt that he has the values that a north american expert would require to double and then bid 2♦. My comment is not an implied criticism of usages elsewhere: just an admission that I don't know enough about standard expert treatments elsewhere of a double followed by a suit.

In any event, east is broke, and either 5=4 or 5=5 in the majors with, in the former case, 5=4=1=3 or 5=4=0=4 shape, while west rates to be close to 2=3=5=3 or 2=3=6=2 or 1=3=6=3.

Partner must hold 4♦ and at least 3 decent ♥ and extra values.

I would prefer better ♣ spots since I do not intend to give partner any ruffs. I am leading a trump to prevent declarer eloping with small ruffs of West's ♦ suit and dummy ruffing ♠.

The next question is which trump to lead. I am leading the Q, although I can see good reasons for leading the small one. I think on balance the Q may be slightly better, but I would be easily persuaded otherwise.

[Kalvan14]

Funny hand. Either W does not have his bids (starting with the double) or we are not going to find this hand very amusing. E is clearly broke, but spades rate to be 3-3 (and 2 spades in W). The only hand which would make a kind of sense might be W holding something like Kx AJxx AKJxx xx : I would not double with this hand, but you never know what might happen.

Lead Q♥, and hope that pard hold QJ in clubs, and the ♠AT at least.

PS: if W comes down with 1-3-6-3 or 2-3-6-2 I can just say I like this oppo

[Fluffy]

I'm happy that all who posted shared my view that ♣A was not the right. Nobody followed my dreadful ♦ lead who was even worse than ♥, ,since it left declarer with no guess in ♦.

The full deal (you will hate my partner, I know):

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[whereagles]

Yes, your partner bid horribly. 1NT is the correct bid. Why looking for a penalty when the only suit you can penalize is PARD'S suit!?

[Fluffy]

Actually as I learned, the correct bid with 4333 10-11 is first pass then reopen with 1NT, does anybody else play this way?

[mike777]

Fluffy, on Dec 15 2005, 05:36 PM, said:

Dealer: South Vul: None Scoring: MP

♠ Q73 ♥ Q2 ♦ Q64 ♣ AK752

S - W - N - E 1♣-X -XX-1♠ ps-2♦-X-2♥ ps-ps-X-ps ps-ps

What's your lead?

Geez opening this hand looks awful risky why not pass in first seat?
I thought AWM just taught us about risk aversion in the other post?

[Al_U_Card]

mike777, on Dec 19 2005, 03:27 PM, said:

Fluffy, on Dec 15 2005, 05:36 PM, said:

<!-- ONEHAND begin --><table border='1'> <tr> <td> <table> <tr> <td> Dealer: </td> <td> South </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Vul: </td> <td> None </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Scoring: </td> <td> MP </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td> <table> <tr> <th> <span class='spades'> ♠ </span> </th> <td> Q73 </td> </tr> <tr> <th> <span class='hearts'> ♥ </span> </th> <td> Q2 </td> </tr> <tr> <th> <span class='diamonds'> ♦ </span> </th> <td> Q64 </td> </tr> <tr> <th> <span class='clubs'> ♣ </span> </th> <td> AK752 </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td>  S - W - N - E
1♣-X -XX-1♠
ps-2♦-X-2♥
ps-ps-X-ps
ps-ps </td> </tr> </table><!-- ONEHAND end -->

What's your lead?

Geez opening this hand looks awful risky why not pass in first seat?
I thought AWM just taught us about risk aversion in the other post?

I can live with the rdbl, but pass the 2 D and bid 3C over the 2H-p-p......