[huangyizhe]

S AJ43
H K86
D KQJ92
C A
PD passes, LHO opens 1S.What should you do?
Both vulnerable

[billw55]

Strong enough to start with double. As for my next turn, who knows what the future holds? I might choose to bid diamonds, hearts, NT, pass, or double, depending on what else has happened.

[the_clown]

1N looks clear to me, although its a bit heavy. Only alternative is double+ 2N.

[Zelandakh]

I voted Other since I am not planning to rebid diamonds after doubling. The hand is too good for an immediate 1NT imho.

Of course, if it happened as described in the OP my Other would be a TD call instead!

[BillHiggin]

huangyizhe, on 2013-November-25, 07:49, said:

S AJ43
H K86
D KQJ92
C A
PD passes, LHO opens 1S.What should you do?
Both vulnerable

Call the director! "Bid out of turn!"

[JonnyQuest]

Sort of a funny shape for it, but, a balancing 2NT is a possibility you did not offer as a choice.

The ♠J though, is poorly placed, which might push me toward a double first instead.

[Zelandakh]

JonnyQuest, on 2013-November-29, 09:07, said:

Sort of a funny shape for it, but, a balancing 2NT is a possibility you did not offer as a choice.

We are all assuming LHO is RHO but this is another possibility. Perhaps we should wait until the OP clears it up.

[helene_t]

come on, it is obvious that "LHO" is meant as "partner's LHO", i.e. our RHO. You all understand that.

[johnu]

helene_t, on 2013-November-29, 09:37, said:

come on, it is obvious that "LHO" is meant as "partner's LHO", i.e. our RHO. You all understand that.

On the plus side, there are exactly 13 cards in the hand which is a good first step. Never A.S.S.U.M.E anything

[steve2005]

I like doubling and bidding a suit to be a 6-carder (if less than 19 pts) so I voted 2♦, yes I'm max for this bid.
if you double and partner bid 2♥ are you gonna bid 3♦ and possibly miss out on a 5-3 fit.
there aren't a lot of points left in the deck for partner, but if the can make a response you will be better placed.
if they raise ♦ you can go for NT, if they bid 2♥ youll know they are 5+.

[the hog]

huangyizhe, on 2013-November-25, 07:49, said:

S AJ43
H K86
D KQJ92
C A
PD passes, LHO opens 1S.What should you do?
Both vulnerable

I wait to see what rho does.

[fromageGB]

Zelandakh, on 2013-November-29, 04:43, said:

Of course, if it happened as described in the OP my Other would be a TD call instead!

The username huangyizhe sounds like it may be Chinese. Am I right in thinking mahjong is played anticlockwise? Perhaps bridge is, as well?

[Zelandakh]

fromageGB, on 2013-November-30, 10:10, said:

Am I right in thinking mahjong is played anticlockwise? Perhaps bridge is, as well?

It is worse than this - in mahjong South sits to the right of East so the order is still E-S-W-N despite the turns going anti-clockwise.

[fromageGB]

Zelandakh, on 2013-December-01, 05:33, said:

It is worse than this - in mahjong South sits to the right of East so the order is still E-S-W-N despite the turns going anti-clockwise.

Obviously they are well prepared for the imminent reversal of the earth's magnetic field.

[campboy]

Zelandakh, on 2013-November-29, 04:43, said:

I voted Other since I am not planning to rebid diamonds after doubling. The hand is too good for an immediate 1NT imho.

I voted other for this reason too.