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#1 User is offline   cnszsun 

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Posted 2009-July-25, 06:16

1c -1s-ps -ps
dbl-2s-dbl
Your partner opened 1c, rho bid 1s, then after partner's balancing double rho bid 2s, what does it mean if you double now?
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Posted 2009-July-25, 06:19

It means Xmas has come early. PENALTY! (never mind the T-shirt)
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Posted 2009-July-25, 07:02

Dead penalty. If we had some sort of awkward 2353 shape (no ♠ stopper nor enough hearts to make a -ve dbl) we can bid 2NT showing 2 places to play as a natural 2NT doesn't make sense.
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Posted 2009-July-25, 08:35

I had a penalty pass of 1♠
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Posted 2009-July-25, 10:06

There is some debate about:

1S - p - p - x;
2S - x

as being takeout or penalty (I like penalty).

There is no debate about an overcaller rebidding the suit and getting doubles. 100% penalty, and I would expect to beat it soundly.
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Posted 2009-July-25, 13:57

A ZIP number on our scorecard! ;)
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Posted 2009-July-25, 16:50

skaeran, on Jul 25 2009, 08:57 PM, said:

A ZIP number on our scorecard! :D

The numeric part of my ZIP code is 11. I hope we play IMPs ;)
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Posted 2009-July-25, 17:10

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1S - p - p - x; 2S - x


If it's penalty, partner can Dbl for T/O again. I think this is simply responsive (2NT to pick a minor)

Sorry Helene, should have stayed in the Netherlands, there you get 4 numbers for a Zipcode, for example

2000 = Haarlem

all the way up to

7600 = Almelo
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Posted 2009-July-25, 19:52

The axe.
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Posted 2009-July-25, 22:03

I am surprised you even needed to ask. It is penalty, he had a trap pass and now, after re-opening double by opener, our side has the pleasure of defending 2SX instead of 1SX.
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Posted 2009-July-26, 01:01

skaeran, on Jul 26 2009, 05:57 AM, said:

A ZIP number on our scorecard! :)

My zip code is 2600, so I need to be defending a level higher to see it.
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Posted 2009-July-26, 01:58

:) Penalty - all other interpretations are wrong. Doubles by the player behind the bidder are nearly always for penalties.
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