Codo Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 You surely had solved the problem: The double cannot not show a chicane in Heart.He surely has no two quick tricks in Hearts, you see the king.So, what is left? Obviousdly some strength in spade... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bid_em_up Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 I'm a loser again :D .My frend's point was that even if U DOUBLE here -your partner will not find the right lead and he was right. 6♣ undoubled=55.55%. After PASS from my partner my lead was ♦.Your friend is mistaken. Partner (you, in this case) has almost zero chances of finding the right lead without the double. The whole "purpose" of the Lightner double is to say "I think we might can set this but you need to lead something other than what you are likely leading if I don't double". Under this context, you have a much better chance of finding the spade lead, than you do without the double. At least it was still an average board. :) You surely had solved the problem: The double cannot not show a chicane in Heart.He surely has no two quick tricks in Hearts, you see the king.So, what is left? Obviousdly some strength in spade... His partner did not double. He passed instead......giving him no reason to do anything except make his "normal" lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Far more interesting would have been to give partner's hand and ask what we would lead without a double, and with a double. That would tell you if it's as clear from the hand opposite that double asks for a spade lead. I'm not going to repeat myself at length, but because I think a spade is not an unusual lead on this auction, I think that double asking for an unusual lead does not request a spade lead in particular. More interesting is to debate to what extent double says "I have an unexpected holding somewhere, please find it" rather than "Please make an unusual lead" or indeed "Please lead dummy's first bid suit" These aren't the same things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted June 20, 2007 Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 Decades and decades old debate on what lightner double asks for, unusual lead, guess partner, dummies first bid suit or partners longest suit, hit my void. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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