Bookworm Bridge Conundrums #5

This conundrum was written by Jeff Bayone and was originally published in the book, A Taste of Bridge - you can find out all about it further down the page.

Hand 3 from ‘A Taste of Bridge (beginner)’

THE BIDDING
South has an absolutely flat, four-triple-three hand with 16 HCP so she opens 1NT. North has a 5-4-3-1 shape: not a notrump shape. But that singleton happens to be an ace, which she hopes will balance out the obvious flaw in her distribution. Anyway, as responder, she’s not restricted as much by shape as opener. So with 11 HCP and 1 LP, she should raise directly to 3NT since 26+ plus points are assured. She must not invite with 2NT, as that bid would show exactly 9 points and express doubt about the right contract.

West leads the ♣️3, and the dummy comes down.
What is West leading from?

Leading from length

Leading from a sequence

Leading from a singleton

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2 comments on “Bookworm Bridge Conundrums #5”

Anonymous says:

May 1, 2024 at 9:52 am

A big difference whether clubs or spades is led here.

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Anonymous says:

April 28, 2024 at 4:41 am

You've shown the 3 of CLUBS as the lead not the 3 of spades!!

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