[ArtK78]

FrancesHinden, on Apr 12 2008, 05:55 AM, said:

There's also the minor point that LHO doesn't have a double of 2H, and RHO doesn't have a 3NT bid. Or was the double alerted as penalties?

The opponents are allowed to do as they please. In this case, it pleased LHO to double 2♥ and it pleased RHO to bid 3NT. They were especially pleased to make it on my low diamond lead.

[FrancesHinden]

ArtK78, on Apr 13 2008, 05:32 AM, said:

FrancesHinden, on Apr 12 2008, 05:55 AM, said:

There's also the minor point that LHO doesn't have a double of 2H, and RHO doesn't have a 3NT bid.  Or was the double alerted as penalties?

The opponents are allowed to do as they please. In this case, it pleased LHO to double 2♥ and it pleased RHO to bid 3NT. They were especially pleased to make it on my low diamond lead.

Oh yes, the opponents aren't forced to bid sensibly. But taking the long view, if they really don't know what they are doing (which this hand doesn't prove, of course, they may just be playing different methods) then you remember that you will win anyway in the long term.

[jdonn]

FrancesHinden, on Apr 12 2008, 05:55 AM, said:

There's also the minor point that LHO doesn't have a double of 2H, and RHO doesn't have a 3NT bid. Or was the double alerted as penalties?

I like to play that lebensohl after a weak two bid is doubled only includes weak hands (none of my partners agree of course), because there are a number of hands where I like to double and pass if partner bids 2NT, this west hand being one of them.