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Cross checking for a B/I course Worth a 2nd t/o X?

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Posted 2008-February-25, 14:08

Hi,

just cross checking my recommendation for
a B/I audience.

You hold in 4th position, all green

♠ J42
♥ AQJ5
♦ AK
♣ AJ93

And the auction develops

.... - (Pass) - Pass - (1♠)
X - (Pass) - 2♦ - (2♠)
???

Do you make a 2nd t/o double, Pass or do you
do something else ?
Does the vulnerability, the scoring matter?

Thanks in advance for your help.

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Posted 2008-February-25, 15:32

Double.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-February-25, 17:37

Too much to stay quiet.

Nothing other than double comes to mind.

Normally this would be a hand with three-cards for partner and not sensible for any other action but with extra values.
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Posted 2008-February-25, 17:38

DBL
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Posted 2008-February-25, 17:47

first there's a post about icing, now cross-checking... are we turning into a hockey forum?


I double.
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Posted 2008-February-25, 20:06

double always
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Posted 2008-February-25, 22:35

Double double toil and trouble.
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Posted 2008-February-25, 23:42

I see everyone says double but I do not know what the second double means? I play for penalty.
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Posted 2008-February-26, 00:23

jocdelevat, on Feb 26 2008, 06:42 PM, said:

I see everyone says double but I do not know what the second double means? I play for penalty.

It doesn't make sense that you had a takeout double of spades a few seconds ago on the first round of the bidding and now you have a penalty double of spades.

It also doesn't make sense that you have two calls available to show a great hand with spades ~ Double and 2NT. Especially when this is a very infrequent hand type.

On the other hand nothing stands out when you have a great hand like this without diamond support, without a suit, without a good spade stopper. I think therefore you have to give up the penalty double (it won't happen often anyway) and play double to show a very strong hand with no clear direction.
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Posted 2008-February-26, 02:17

Hi,

Thanks, my recommendation is / was double.

But I wanted to make sure, that it was not only, because
personally I would not have been able to pass holding
half of the pot.

Although partner bidding diamonds, and our own shortage in
diamonds is a warning sign, ... 20HCP is too much, points
schmoints be dammed.

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Posted 2008-February-26, 07:19

Double again looks right. I would expect it to show extras values, not thrilled about the suit partner chose and asking partner to make another call.
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