Hand of the week commencing
Sunday 8th April 2007
You are West plan your
defence
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Now that the auction is over you need to analyze
what partner’s second double was all about. To double for +100 instead of +50
at this level is a pointless exercise. If partner had not doubled, then you
would automatically be leading Hearts, partner’s bid suit. So the double is
saying “WAKE UP and LEAD SOMETHING
UNUSUAL”. This double is called the Lightner Double Named after the late
Theodore Lightner from