I echo Justin's post: and only want to add that there is an old adage about dealing with preempts: when you are fixed, stay fixed. That is, after they preempt and partner doubles, you may well feel that passing will result in you missing a better contract, but unless you are very confident that you can reach that better spot, stay fixed by passing and taking the sure plus rather than risk guessing wrong.
On the example hand, partner would need a monster to make any major 5-level bid okay, and even then, it is easy to construct hands on which you cannot find the best spot: would any of us not double 5
♣ with Ax AQJx AKxxx Qx? How are we finding 5
♥?
Apart from this factor, remember that a high-level preempt significantly changes the original expectation about distribution. A slam that requires only a 3-2 trump break is, in the absence of other information, approximately 68% likely to make. Create an 8-1 or 8-2 split in a side suit, and that percentage drops markedly. So one generally needs more power after a preempt than without one.
It might be interesting to see what posters think is the weakest hand on which they would pull this double. In particular, Fred, if you read this, your thoughts would be illuminating: I don't get out much these days and so may be out of touch (if I ever was in touch) with current tournament practice
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