artie1910

Points well taken. I can't lay out the cards, the post was from memory of the bidding and I didn't see partners hand but was told it had 17 points, btw we play weak no trump and Benji Acol. From memory I had spades752,hearts9643,diamonds1054 and clubsJ52. Partner could not have had much in spades as the opposition made 4spades and I had 3 of them so I guess a part game in hearts might have resulted but my rho bid 1spade after partner's double and I think my knuckles might have been rapped if I had bid 2hearts with my 1 point hand. I guess my lead was poor but remain unsure of my best course of action. I suppose I must assume it to be a straightforward takeout double since partner wants me to take it as a genuine club bid, if there had been no intervening bid from my rho I would have bid a heart even with my 1 point. It is a case of 'she who must be' etc.

My partner and I play 5 card majors, better minor, in a recent game my LHO opened 1 club, my partner doubled, our opponents also play 5CM,BM and bid on to 4 spades, I led a club trying to guess the meaning of my partners early double since the 1 club might or might not be a natural bid, I opted for lead directing, wrong, partner had 17 points with a shortage in clubs, I had one point. This was the first time this sequence had occurred between us, how should it have gone?