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Responsive double What would you bid?

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Posted 2013-November-12, 18:43

MP's, you're red, they're not:

Jxxx
Qxx
A
KQxxx

(1)-X-(2)-X
(Pa)-?

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Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the 3.


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Posted 2013-November-12, 19:29

2S
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Posted 2013-November-12, 21:32

3c

pard might be 3=3=3=4 with values

Axx,,Axx.xxx.AXXX?
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Posted 2013-November-13, 04:10

View Postmike777, on 2013-November-12, 21:32, said:

3c

pard might be 3=3=3=4 with values

Axx,,Axx.xxx.AXXX?

In which case he will bid again over 2, probably 3, even though a slight underbid.
More likely partner is weaker with 4-4 (or longer) in the majors.
3 is terrible in my opinion.

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Posted 2013-November-13, 04:46

Seems like a routine 2 to me.

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Posted 2013-November-13, 07:17

Then I guess no responsive double should have been made but 3?

QT8
Jxx
J7x
AJxx

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Posted 2013-November-13, 07:36

Having now correctly read the problem, I will withdraw my snide comments and return to the good graces of the 2S bid. 3C makes no sense. If the double shows 2 places to play (as I play), then I should bid my 4 card suits up the line from the current bid, if partner doesn't have 4 spades then he must have 4 clubs and should bid them. Otherwise, why is he doubling if his only 4 card suit is hearts? If, as I gather most play, X shows strictly the majors, then why are we even talking about this?
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Posted 2013-November-13, 07:47

View PostRSClyde, on 2013-November-13, 07:36, said:

I would bid 3. Partner doubled and I'm looking at a stiff diamond?

You doubled first, partner made a responsive double. You are "supposed to" look at a stiff diamond.

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Posted 2013-November-13, 08:02

I would bid 3. If partner had 4 spades he would bid them. He should have something like 3334 with some values.
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Posted 2013-November-13, 08:14

I don't understand all of the 3C bids after the Responsive DBL .
The 2nd DBL here says " pick a major " .
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Posted 2013-November-13, 08:29

View PostTrinidad, on 2013-November-13, 07:47, said:

You doubled first, partner made a responsive double. You are "supposed to" look at a stiff diamond.

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Posted 2013-November-13, 08:48

View PostArtK78, on 2013-November-13, 08:02, said:

I would bid 3. If partner had 4 spades he would bid them. He should have something like 3334 with some values.

View PostTWO4BRIDGE, on 2013-November-13, 08:14, said:

I don't understand all of the 3C bids after the Responsive DBL .
The 2nd DBL here says " pick a major " .

These are the two schools of thought on the Responsive Double in this particular situation. The nature of a "RD" does change, IMO, depending on what the opps' suit is and the level of the raise --- but like any tool, it requires more than mere agreement to use it. We need to discuss it in different contexts and agree on continuations.

Here we have one poster advocating his view and another telling us "the way it is".

We have decided that on (1D) X (2D) the Responsive double is as Art suggests, and with a competitive 4-4 in the majors we are willing to bid 2S...possibly ready to compete again with 3H if the auction continues. We think this agreement allows for Art's example hand type while frequently breaking even when we are 4-4M.
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Posted 2013-November-13, 09:56

View PostHanoi5, on 2013-November-13, 07:17, said:

Then I guess no responsive double should have been made but 3?

QT8
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J7x
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We don't always adhere to this, especially at mp's but the responsive double promises 2 places to play and this hand only has 1 so it's a 3 bid. Mind you we are allergic to takeout doubles with the wrong shape and overcall with chunky 4-card suits instead. Pass and balance more often than most too.

There is a significant downside of wandering into an ugly 4-3 fit and we strain to make a disciplined pass on quacky hands like this that are forced to the 3 level and get our fair share of them wrong. It's definitely a trouble hand for us that we're happy to break even on.
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Posted 2013-November-13, 10:35

I would think that the style of doubling is relevant here. If you play a traditional style then there is no problem with partner bidding clubs when they have a clear preference for them. On the other hand, if you double in a modern style showing the majors and perhaps clubs (4432, say) there is a lot to be said for the responsive double showing clubs plus tolerance for at least one major. That would save ending up in a 4-2 fit at the 3 level. So I bid 2 if our doubles are traditional (or largely undiscussed) and 3 if double did not promise club support.
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Posted 2013-November-13, 10:41

over 2 partner knows that we have 3, 4 and less than 3 diamonds...
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Posted 2013-November-13, 11:47

View PostFluffy, on 2013-November-13, 10:41, said:

over 2 partner knows that we have 3, 4 and less than 3 diamonds...


Interesting idea...

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Posted 2013-November-13, 11:55

Have you never doubled 1 with a 4=3=3=3 hand, Fluffy? Or with a weak 5 card spade suit?
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Posted 2013-November-13, 12:02

This particular responsive double of 1D-2D should show exactly both majors. With only one 4-card suit, pard can bid it, but how else does pard show both majors at the same time?

Knowing that, the rest is easy.
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Posted 2013-November-13, 12:09

And if you hold a decent 3334 hand and do not want to pass what do you call? If you go with 3 and partner turns up with 4432 that is just bad luck right? Surely what a call should show is dependent upon what the previous bidding has shown. So doubling style is relevant.
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Posted 2013-November-13, 16:56

I would bid 3 . I believe partner would bid a 4 card major when holding one rather than make a responsive double.

If partner has only 3 , then playing a 7 card fit would probably not be good. A forcing defense would cause you to take ruffs in the long trump hand.

So I'd opt to play in a likely 8 card fit.
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