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X or 2D?

#1 User is offline   1eyedjack 

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Posted 2014-January-11, 10:21


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Open to persuasion otherwise, but I fancy 2♦ by North instead of initial X.
Also, I don't understand why South's second double should be forcing (the explanation is truncated in the reproduction above, but at the table it included forcing in the description). Sure, this North should remove it, and does so, for a successful result, but I don't think that he should be required to. Otherwise it just gives East carte blanche to bid 3♠ on anything.
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Posted 2014-January-11, 11:04

dont like the double.
first it doesnt have enough points, partner should expect some defense if you double and bid a new suit and partner should feel free to raise with a fit and little values.
second this hand could belong in clubs, maybe even hearts, NT is a long shot, by doubling and bidding diamonds your gonna be in diamonds unless partner has a complete misfit and if that happens your in trouble.
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Posted 2014-January-11, 12:33

I agree that 2D would be better than double but if this was the worst bid GIB made it would be 10 times better than it is.
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Posted 2014-January-11, 13:37

(1)I think North has a clear 2♦ overcall, not a takeout double.
(2)I'd prefer East bid 3♠ preemptive, not 2♠, over either X or 2♦.
(3)Shouldn't the 4♠ bid say something about North's ♠ holding? (I supposed that since it shows 12+ non-spades, it does say something about ♠, but still...) And, I certainly hate describing that hand as 18+ total points.
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