The_Hog, on Mar 31 2004, 06:37 PM, said:
Still Imps. This time all vul.
Your opponents are top players, but they play a VERY freewheeling style; eg open most 15-17 hands with 1N, singletons and all.
(1N) 2D* (3N) X all pass
Your 2D bid was a transfer to S
After partner's double, it occurs to you that despite having discussed most arcane sequences during the past 6 months, this X is undiscussed. Oi vey! What do you lead? (Warning! 30+ imps hang on this!)
Why do I have this problem? What kind of system is 2
♦ shows spades.. you mean here I sit with an offensive hand opposite a partner with good values and I have no way to show my two suited hand. I am sorry, I guess if you forced me to bid this way, I would simply close my eyes and bid 4
♥.
Now the problem will not allow me to do that either... so I have to guess what the deal is. My big problem is where are the minors, and what was partner's double. Generally this double should be lead your suit partner, but again, where are the minors if parnter has a big spade fit? Someone would have run. Maybe partner's double was I think we got-em and work it out. I think the "We haven't discussed it" answer with a regular partner isn't too sound, since what does double of a volunteer 3NT bid means is bridge 101... So I allow you had pickup partner.... :-)
Ok with pickup partner and no idea of his tendency, I guess he is doubling on power not for spade lead (expect that without the double). So I am going to eliminate spade as choice....
A diamond is tempting, but too risky, so I am going to do what bridge players ahve done since the game started. I am gonig to lead fourth from my longest and strongest suit. Since spades and hearts are both five cards, I think AQ fifth is stronger than Q9 fifth, I am going to lead a
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