Re: How careless is careless?

West has no reason for claiming before East has led to the next trick other
than to safeguard against East leading a Club.

"Normal" play by West is to await East's lead and then claim (provided the
lead is the spade).

East now has received UI from West and I would rule that the contract makes.

Sven

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Emne: [BLML] How careless is careless?

Playing 3NT, at the antepenultimate
trick, E wins and W immediately tables
two established spade tricks, claiming
1 down.  E has a club and a spade and
knows what is going on, and was always
going to lead partners set up suit. And
she is a "good" player.

A club lead allows contract to make.

I think maybe RJH would feel constrained to lead a club to punish partner
and himself, but otherwise I can only fall back on "careless" (which I have
done myself once when I had two cards of the same colour).  Declarer says I
am wrong to allow the spade lead from West, so have agreed to ask the great
and the good,

Cheers,

Tony (Sydney)


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