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I am not a huge fan of equal level conversion, however I do play it with several partners. However, in this situation, there can hardly be any other explaination than equal level even if you don't generally play it....

3♣ - wack is penalty,

With any good hand and clubs or balanced and too strong for balance 2NT, I can re-wack.

If opponent has jsut clubs, and balancer is strong, there will be no 3♣ wack. In fact, given they are vul, opener probalby close to max for weak two, doubler clearly has values, and 3♣ bidder showed "extra" since I am sure you play lebehnshol here. How can balancer be STRONG...

No, even without expressed agreement on equal convesion, 3♦ is an attempt at self=rescue for a stupid intiail double. One huge mistake (dbl) has lead to an even bigger blunder (XX). 3♦ is clear... heck anything is better than redbouble... you can jump to 5♦ and get dbled and that will be better than 3♣XX.

Of course, I would never be in this pickle, because DOUBLE with a club void simply would never, ever have occurred to me.

[TimG]

hrothgar, on Aug 4 2004, 06:09 PM, said:

Here's a couple hands from a recent tournament where partner and I are having some disagreement regaridng the right action:

Pass seems clear to me in both cases.

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paulhar, on Aug 5 2004, 09:29 AM, said:

Wow - do you demand respect! When I post a problem, I get maybe three answers

First one's not even close, if I reopen, the opps might stumble into their mammoth club fit; partner's inaction over 1S probably means we're not missing much. (I'm assuming normal overcalls and takeout doubles - if MOSCITO does something different, maybe I'm making bad assumptions about partner's hand)

Second one - I have an eight loser hand - normally like a 7-loser hand for a 2-level overcall. Also, the three cards in their suit is a minus...

So, I see that with 16 HCP opposite their 24, it's your hand THIS time, but most times you bid or reopen with your 16 vs their 24, the bonanza is going to be for their side. I would assume that very few get to 4H, nothing works on every board. Chalk it up to the fine preemptive effect of the opponent's 1S bid

I'll tell you the secret
in one word simplicity
I am reading the forum few times a day, but i dont like reading complex and long posts (like the one im queting i only read the first line.
If you make it simple, and the question is also a simple one, you will get many responses.

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IF he double 2sp and one 3c bids 3d it should show what he ment to show. (not a strong super double)

[paulhar]

If you're playing Matchpoints, 3Cx would be a top, so I don't see how redouble can be to play.