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By Arlene Port
| Two Parter! #1 You are South, IMPS, None Vulnerable Here is your hand:
#1 - ??? - What do you bid? #2 IMPS E-W Vulnerable,
.You as South hold
#2 What do you lead? Jim Bachelder: #1 2H, It's a freebid and there is no reason to jump. Partner doesn't always have hearts. He may have a long, good diamond suit and 3NT is the right spot. 3H would jam the auction unnecessarily. Asim Ulke: #1 I bid 2C. If partner bids 2, I bid 2H. If partner bids 2H, I bid 3H. If partner bids 3C, I bid 3NT, etc. #2 - I lead the queen of clubs. The idea here is not to get strip-end played in trumps. Try to make the declarer worry about an imminent rough so that he/she plays trumps first. Gail Carns: #1 3H 4H is a close second. #2 a club. The only way this contract can be made is if I get trump endplayed so I lead my shortest suit, clubs Richard Katz: #1 - 3H. Show 10 or 11 points and 4 hearts. Not enough to force to game. This bid is invitational. #2 I lead the 10S. The two no trump bidder should not have 4 spades and the one heart bidder is unlikely to have 4 spades. It rates to be through strength and a safe lead. I have enough trump control that is a shift is indicated I will have more than enough time to make the shift. Stanley Ruskin: #1 – double with the intention of q bidding later. #2 – 10 S. Assuming the diamond ace is good for them, I need 4 heart tricks. There is no 4 card trump ending that will keep me from getting 3 of the tricks assuming declarer Paid one round of hearts, finding the 5 – 0 split, before stripping the hand Bruce Keidan: #1: 1NT. What's the problem? #2. Diamond 7. Might possibly help. Unlikely to hurt. Judy Haffner: #1 I bid two clubs and if my partner bids two diamonds, I bid two hearts. If partner bids two hearts, I bid three hearts. #2 Lead: QC What else is there to lead? Florine Walters: #1 3 Hearts. No trump could be correct, but am not going to second guess what my partner could or could not have. #2—Spade 10 --at the moment nothing else seems logical. Richard Finberg: #1 3H, invitational. 2S could be bid on these values, but is a trap - as it takes up much room and it will be unclear whether to bid 4H over 3H response. #2. S10. Partner is broke, but could have SQ over dummy's possible J. D and H leads are risky, and unlikely to gain. S10 may also encourage declarer to play H to K, avoiding H endplays and giving time to develop Spade trick. PJ Prabu: #1 2H. With a balanced hand, only 4Hs and no intermediates in the suit, 2H is enough. #2 CQ. Besides being a safe lead, it also has the best chance to help me reduce my trump length to avoid being end played in H. Bill Holt: #1 I am going to bid 2H. A tad of an underbid but the 1S bid takes away my obligation to bid ... this should show some values and a reason to bid. #2 I am going to get out with the S 10. Partner is going to have trouble staying awake on this hand but it's the lead most likely to promote a trick in his hand and the least likely to cost one from mine. Auxiliary Experts: Marvin Rulin: #1 3H Double is out because it would be responsive saying to partner choose between hearts and diamonds, lack of diamond stopper precludes NT. with 11 pts and a 4 card major bid it. 3 hearts. #2 10S your partner has nothing. the only chance for a trick outside of the trump suit is the king of diamonds. don't give it up on the opening lead. I would lead the 10 spades | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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