[Al_U_Card]

The perfect hand to let partner decide! When you don't double, pard will only balance with a 5+ card suit which is exactly what you need at the 2 level. When you double and his only 4 card suit is theirs, yuck and double yuck.

[adhoc3]

Gerben42, on Jan 24 2006, 09:50 AM, said:

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The worst result we could get is 1NTX+1

What about 1NT xx +1 ? I think doubling 1NT is crazy.

If West has 10, opps would have made a positive move. If West has 13+, not, but then he is likely not to have 4♠, maybe not even 3. Pass!

I mean west double 1NT, not east. I think east should have a reason to let go 1NT dbl.

1C--pass--1H--pass
1NT-dbl---pass-???

or

1C--pass--1H---pass
1NT-dbl---redbl--???

Pard run to 2x, dbled, -1, it's ok; -2, sadly; -3.... if opps dont have a game, I'll buy a drink for pard:)

I'm a optimist when have something in hand.

[AceOfHeart]

i bid semi crazily in mp and non vul, i would overcalled 1S ,it seems there is not such an option

[Kalvan14]

IMHO, 99% would double for t/o with AQxx Jxx KJX Kxx. While the posted hand is not exactly the same, I'd submit that there is a 3-card fit in any suit, and the hand strength is reasonable.

The problem is that if you don't double at the first opportunity, you'll never have an opportunity to show your values (doubling after (1♣)-P-(1♥)-P-(1N) is like playing russian roulette: may give a thrill, but it is not survival-oriented).

I strongly disagree with the idea that E might overcall 1♥ with 1♠: pre-emption value zero, lead value uncertain (if oppos end up playing in NT, do you really want a lead in spades?), infos conveyed to partner minimal (ok, I've probably 5 spades, and maybe something between 4 and 17 points). Even a balancing with E hand (which is less outrageous than an overcall) is predicated on partnership agreements: if partner passes with clubs values and a balanced hand weaker than a strong NT...).

[JSilver]

Since 1NT can be set, and making 2♠ needs a bunch of things to go right, I don't see that E-W did anything wrong in the auction.

[JSilver]

BTW, South might've rebid 2♥. Now a balance by East becomes more reasonable. Perhaps that's why this board may not have been a matchpoint success.

[whereagles]

Ok, so you lost a part-score battle. I'm sure the rest of the field didn't do much better, no?

[jdeegan]

Too bad. Double dummy you can beat 1NT by two tricks for +200.