[P_Marlowe]

000002, on Oct 11 2005, 12:30 AM, said:

W~~~~~N~~~~~~E~~~~~S
1♠-----PASS------2♠----DBL
PASS-----2NT？
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3)too hard to penalize me unless openner redbl,but u can bid pass to show a flat hand now

good regards

Another option is, that responder doubles showing
some defensive values, and after that ... game over.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[whereagles]

P_Marlowe, on Oct 10 2005, 06:02 PM, said:

whereagles, on Oct 10 2005, 12:56 PM, said:

Do you have to bid NOW? Yes, because pard, with lenght in spades and weakish hand, will never dare to reopen.

If you want to bid, do it, but accept 800-1100.

How high are the chance, that you have game?
If you believe the risk is worth it, go ahead,
but I would pass.
Of course if you do it regular, ask the opponent
to have merci with you, and that they do not double
you at the 3 level.

Bridge is an attacking game, where being bold and aggressive usually grants you better rewards than acting passively and letting fate decide your score. I learned this from experience, not from books. The only risk of bidding here is tipping off a few keycards if opps end up in 4♠.

But, of course, butting-in doesn't mean you don't have to be careful. In this case, being careful means bringing the three open suits to play, not just hearts. Bidding 3♥ is probably too risky, yes. But doubling rates to be just fine.

[Blofeld]

I think it's a little unreasonable to say that that's the only risk, whereagles. I'm certainly going to double, but I accept that once in a while my doubling will result in us going for a number at the three level.

[whereagles]

Look, obviously things can go wrong every now and then. But to think about worst-case-scenarios every time one has a non-clear-cut decision is a quick and unpleasant way to be jerked off.