LEAD WITH THE ACES

ANSWER: I’d normally compete to two spades, with the fifth trump telling me that our side has at least eight trumps between us. Against that approach are the three small hearts and the fact that my partner would always bid two spades with four trumps unless his hand were extraordinarily unsuitable for that call. He would double two diamonds with extras and three trumps. Still, I’d bid and let my opponents make the last mistake.