[jocdelevat]

Scoring: IMP

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West North East South

 2♥    Pass  3♦    Pass
 3♠    Pass  Pass  Pass
 

[rogerclee]

If the question is "What did we do wrong?" the answer is nothing.

If the comment is "Haha, look at how stupid my opponents are!" then I agree.

[helene_t]

Looks as if E intended 3♦ as a contract improvement and W thought it ws forcing.

Should be forcing btw, at least if you play a non-sick preempt style.

[inquiry]

Well, we probably could reconstruct the opponents hands (we know what cards they hold since we see all of ours).

We have to much for 3♦ to have been meant as forcing, we have six hearts so East has a singleton ♥ and probably six ♦ (with five surely he is forced to pass, with seven, he might try 4♦ over 3♠.

The odd thing here is the 3♠ bid. Either opener had (gasp) 4♠ and 6♥ (many do not open weak two with four spades) or West has 3♠ to a feature (responder will not have 5♠'s).

Now the question becomes should south with good ♠ double? Could they be better off in ♥'s? Well seeing all four hands, double seems clear and hope partner leads his trump (should he have one.. it is possible they have stumbled into a 4-4 spade fit if we don't see the one in partner's hand).

I think your bidding (rather you are north or south is fine).

[kgr]

I wonder what a DBL of 3♠ by North is. Takeout or penalty?

[brianshark]

Penalty/lead direct I imagine. Opps have bid 2 of the other 3 suits.