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Reverse, Forcing pass, we've come unstuck

#1 User is offline   jillybean 

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Posted 2012-November-15, 23:49

V vs. N

1♦ (P) 1♥ (2♣)
2♦ (P) 2♠ (3♣)
X  (P) 3♦ all pass

The 2♠ reverse was game forcing and so a pass over 3♣'s would have been forcing, a double then pull
also forcing to game, or so I thought. I'm Qxxx,AJxxx,Axxx
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Posted 2012-November-15, 23:53

yes, 2♠ is GF, so passing 3♦ is hopeless. This has nothing to do with the meaning of double.
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Posted 2012-November-16, 03:15

This is typically what PUPs do to punish their partners for taking out their penalty doubles. If the auction had been
1♦ - 1♥;
2♦ - 2♠;
2NT - 3♦, would your partner also have passed? Does their bidding actually make sense to you?
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