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#1 User is offline   Echognome 

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Posted 2005-November-14, 17:47

Scoring: IMP

1♠ - (P) - 1NT - (2♥)
X - (3♥) - X - (P)
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You are playing with an unfamiliar but expert partner. You are playing 4 card majors and a strong NT. You do not have many agreements.

The 1NT by partner was non-forcing. You decide to venture a takeout double after 2♥ and partner doubles 3♥.

What now?
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Posted 2005-November-14, 18:00

Pass Pd's double is for penalties.
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Posted 2005-November-14, 18:14

pass cause i don't know what to do... oh, and cause it's for penalty
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Posted 2005-November-14, 18:43

Assuming that we had the (useful) agreement that double of 2♥ was takeout (and he should know it is given the 3♥ raise), even thinking is an overbid here. This is an opening lead problem I think. I'm leading a trump: they don't have many winners outside of trump so I want to cut down ruffs in dummy.

2nd choice (and maybe it ought to be my first) ♠A

If he took my double as something other than takeout, well, we will soon have another agreement fixed :lol:
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Posted 2005-November-14, 18:58

Expect partner to have something like:
xx=xxx=AJxx=Kxxx at worst.
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Posted 2005-November-14, 23:22

Not familair with the sytem, but I would take double as take out. I would bid 4♠
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Posted 2005-November-15, 00:34

Trust Partner and PASS -- his X is penalty :lol:
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Posted 2005-November-15, 01:44

I already told my story with my first dbl so I pass

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Posted 2005-November-15, 13:11

Agree that bridge logic demands the second double to be penalty, so pass.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2005-November-15, 13:16

Pass
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Posted 2005-November-15, 15:34

Actually, I would not pass. I would also double. This should go down a number, so I want it doubled twice.
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Posted 2005-November-15, 15:50

Isn't that what redouble is for?
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Posted 2005-November-15, 16:25

My first double was takeout. I have about a King extra.

Pard is suggesting (not demanding) we play 3♥ x'd.

Is there anything about my hand that I don't like for defense? Is there any other offense I haven't show?

Easy pass.
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Posted 2005-November-15, 18:38

I would interpret the double as for penalty.
There is no reason to lob back my request to bid.
I have decent defensive values, and pard should have hearts.
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Posted 2005-November-17, 09:29

I pass, my pd's double is penalty.

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