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Halo, on Apr 8 2008, 04:01 PM, said:
Well, I'm not sure. This is the expert forum, so let's ask:
"What does your partner know about your hand".
From previous posts, I think that you are potentially weak with 4 diamonds and no five card major. I would normally have five diamonds, but there you are.
So basically, partner's double is well nigh impossible. He cannot have a double.
"What does your partner know about your hand".
From previous posts, I think that you are potentially weak with 4 diamonds and no five card major. I would normally have five diamonds, but there you are.
So basically, partner's double is well nigh impossible. He cannot have a double.
Roughly spot on.
In my previous post, I expected partner to have a decent club-suit and a heart stopper, but of course he would have bid 1nt the first time, had he had that hand.
So now Im down to a decent clubsuit, a hand like:
♠xxx
♥xxxx
♦x
♣AJ10xx
Some may argue, that partner cannot double, as he cannot be sure, that a club lead will defeat the contract.
The double doesnt have to be "safe" to be made, it only has to be odds-on. As it is obvious, that the opponents have stretched, the right lead might very well make the difference.
With the actual hand, partner created his own trouble, by not showing his spades on the first round. (Double or 1♠, depending on methods.)
Best Regards
Ole Berg