September 2002

OPENING LEAD

What suit should I lead?

    A.  Lead partner's best suit. How do you know partner's best suit?
          - He bid it.
          - An opponent didn't bid it.
          - It's the highest ranked suit nobody bid.
    

    B.  Lead your best suit:
          - Top of an honor sequence.
          - Fourth from top.
          - Don't lead from an ace - unless partner has the king!

    C.  Lead your worst suit:
          - A singleton.
          - A doubleton, high-low.
          - A void!

BIDDING

The bidding goes:

    NORTH        SOUTH
    1 diamond     1 spade
    2 clubs

Question: How many diamonds does north have?
Answer: Bid 2 diamonds and let partner play there. If he doesn’t have five, next time he will.

FOR THE HUMOR

Three religious truths:
1.  Jews don't recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
2.  Protestants don't recognize the Pope as leader.
3.  Baptists don't recognize each other in the liquor store or Hooters.

BridgeSnaps newsletter is produced by John S. Thomas, author of Standard American 21.