[ArcLight]

IMPS, Opps vulnerable
Pard opens 1♦, RHO Doubles for take out.

What is your bid holding:
♠ A J x
♥ Q J T 8 x
♦ x
♣ K J x x

Do you bid your hearts? OR Redouble showing 10+ HCP and no Dime fit.

[P_Marlowe]

XX seems like a good idea,
at least the vulnerability is right,
not sure if we can get them, but
we can try.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[mike777]

1H

I seldom xx when I can just bid my hand.

[whereagles]

Yeah 1♥ seems fair. Rdbl will leave you with some problems if it goes

1♦ (dbl) rbdl (1♠)
pass

now if opener passes, will 2♥ be forcing? And if opener raises to 2♠, will 3♥ be forcing?

Better just bid 1♥ and see what happens

[Edmunte1]

1♥, i think it's a bad idea to redouble with a good 5 card suit

[barmar]

Redouble should normally express interest in defending. You have enough that you can probably make game, so you need to set them 2 to beat your game. Down 2 at the 1 level happens, but not very often.

[pclayton]

Redouble complicates the auction, and I have no interest in defending 1♠.

Start with 1♥ and see where things go.

[P_Marlowe]

barmar, on Apr 23 2007, 01:23 PM, said:

Redouble should normally express interest in defending.  You have enough that you can probably make game, so you need to set them 2 to beat your game.  Down 2 at the 1 level happens, but not very often.

While I agree with the consent, that it seldom pays to look
for a penalty and that one should bid his own hand,
I also believe, that one should allow oneself to get lucky,
... and they stepped in at the wrong moment.
I agree, we have most likely game our way (3NT or 4H),
but then hearts wont break, and game will me not be
fool proof, because we know, that partner will have a min
opener, i.e. I may risk 400 getting only 200, (-200 is not the
end of the world), but I may also get 500 instead of going
down / not reaching game.

With kind regards
Marlowe

PS: I am pretty certain, I can control the auction, I may be wrong.

[han]

1H is clear, I would never redouble with a 5-card major.

[jdonn]

I like redouble. What happens on a good day is the only fit the opponents have is in diamonds, but they have no way to get there since 1♦ X XX P is not trying to play there, it's expecting partner to run. Like imagine partner is 4243 and the opponents will probably get to either a major in a 6 card fit, or maybe scramble to 2♦. This could be a bloodbath.

[Apollo81]

Redouble. I can kill hearts or clubs and if partner has 4♠ they are dead.

[the hog]

1H for me. I don't like the omnibus XX at all with this hand.