jahol Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 If my problem is too simple, sorry for that. Anyway, my error(?) inhere caused loss of 23 IMPs. IMPs, good aggressive opponents, only opponents vulnerable, you have KQxxxx---x---xxx---AJx and the auction was LHO--------partner---------RHO-----------you......................................1H-------------1S2S............4S..................5H.................5Spass..........pass...............6H................passpass..........dbl.................pass... 1H - Acol, may be four cards in H only2S - at least invitation to game, support in H. What do you lead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Looks normal to lead the ♣A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 I have little idea what the double means here.. it is usually, in these auctions, based on a void.. and if so I would expect, because of the strong bidding by the opps, that it is a diamond void, but this is a slim inference. But it is difficult to see how the club A can be wrong... it is highly unlikely that either opp is ruffing this, and this will cost at most one extra ruff if a small diamond is better. One thing is certain: I am not leading a major.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASkolnick Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 I am playing the A♣ to. I have no idea what suit partner would be short in. I think its more likely with a "positional" trump winner and the A Spade, he doubled. RHO is probably void in spades, but partner with A Spades, (KQx,KT9x,KJx etc.) is doubling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahol Posted October 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 I led club ace, what appeared to be disaster. The board looked approximately lile that: [hv=n=saj8754h9dkq2c984&w=shq1086d653ckq10765&e=s10hakj7532daj104c3&s=skq9632h4d987caj2]399|300|[/hv] As it can be seen, "normal" spade lead leads to disaster too. So, I could hardly blame partner for the double prohibiting spade lead, but I am not sure, he can blame me for leading club ace.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effervesce Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Bad luck then. Swap your minor holdings (or your partner's minor holdings) and the lead of the A is required. Complaining about leading the A due to it not working on this board is results merchanting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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