Re: How careless is careless?

Impossible to answer off-table.

At one end of the spectrum, there will always be people who don't know 
what is going on, and for whom the club return is a possibility. Made

At another end of the spectrum, players should know better and not claim 
when partner is on lead. Made.

But in the middle, there are certainly situations where I would rule 
that the spade return is the only possibility. One down.

This is really up to the table director.

Herman.

Tony Musgrove wrote:
> 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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