[gnasher]

Poky, on 2012-February-22, 09:09, said:

With singleton spade, you have a decent defense against 2♦ too.

Maybe. Or maybe I have enough defence to beat 3♦ but not enough to beat 2♦.

Give partner some ordinary hand like AKxxx Kxx xx xxx. How much chance will we have against 2♦ after partner leads a top spade? If we compete to 2♥, we have a good chance of making that, but it's more likely that they'll compete to 3♦ and go one down.

[benlessard]

We are a passed hand W vs red so i wont have 6H here. My style is to bid 2H with 4/5H & doubleton S and X show H+clubs and very often a stiff S. The downside of this is that with a 2425/2434 you need to choose between 2H or X. (since partner will play you with a stiff S and might pass the takeout X). With a decent 2326 Its tougher for me to X and correct 2H to 2S, so im stuck to bid 2S. The upside is that you can play 2Dx and 3Dx more often. Here however the hand is a bit light and i would pass.

playing more standard methods I strongly believe that partner need 3 or Hx to pass 2H (by a passed hand)

[Poky]

gnasher, on 2012-February-22, 10:22, said:

Maybe. Or maybe I have enough defence to beat 3♦ but not enough to beat 2♦.

Give partner some ordinary hand like AKxxx Kxx xx xxx. How much chance will we have against 2♦ after partner leads a top spade? If we compete to 2♥, we have a good chance of making that, but it's more likely that they'll compete to 3♦ and go one down.

If you double with a wide range (read: any crap), partner will lose security in competition when it gets to the 3rd level.

Your hand isn't quite an "ordinary hand". Besides, with this hand you can protect 2♦ with a double (if you hate let them play a contract so much).

[gnasher]

Poky, on 2012-February-22, 12:41, said:

Your hand isn't quite an "ordinary hand". Besides, with this hand you can protect 2♦ with a double (if you hate let them play a contract so much).

Are you really saying that with AKxxx Kxx xx xxx the overcaller should bid

1♦   1♠   2♦   pass
pass dbl

?

And I don't hate to let them play a contract, I just like plus scores more than I like minus scores.

[JLOGIC]

I would always double

[han]

Pass at matchpoints white against red with such an offensive hand is certifiable.

Doubling with a singleton spade is certifiable.

2H on such a suit is certifiable.

Anybody for playing Muiderberg?