What would Mike Lawrence do?
You are South on lead against 2NT. What clues does the auction give you?
Here is what Mike Lawrence might be thinking:
- It looks like East has two heart stoppers and fewer than four spades. His shape is probably something like 3-4-3-3.
- After my rebid of two hearts, West is still inviting game. He probably has about 17 HCP with shortness in hearts.
- East has nothing extra, probably no more than six HCP.
- Leading a heart does not look like a good idea. How best for me to go passive with this holding?
- It looks like the opponents have a maximum of 7 spades between them – four with West and 3 with East. Partner should have at least five spades. The unusual lead of a singleton spade should not hurt the defense.
- I lead the six of spades.