pooltuna

As I understood the "renegative double," it was sort of a concept similar to good-bad or a maximum overcall double (never understood that terminology), in the eraly days before people came up with those alternative solutions. Also, it was strangely limited to the specific instance of a negative double by Responder -- why is a mystery. But, nonetheless, the idea was that in this very auction, a double by Responder having shown hearts, and spades raised by advancer, the double was used to distinguish a weak raise to 3♥ from a strong raise to 3♥. Which was weak and which was strong I cannot recall. That idea then got expanded by a lot of people who play Montreal Relays to have Opener also make negative doubles ater the 1♦ response and intervention. However, that is really just an Opener's negative double. The "re-" in "re-negative double" means that the double happens twice, meaning open-overcall-double-advance-double. The utility of this approach has lost some merit, IMO, in that good-bad works better after spade intervention. In the event of heart intervention and a leap (1min-1♥-X-3♥-? or 1min-2♥-X-3♥-X, it has merit but is really a specific instance of maximal overcall, specific as to level of intervention rather than as to Responder's first action. I also think it has merit in the context of a two-suit negative. Thus, for example, after 1♣-1♦-X-3♦, 1♣-2♦-X-3♦, or 1♦-2♣-X-3♣, a double by Opener operates as a way to show some fit (unspecified yet) with a different range than naming the fit. However, this also is alternatively an expansion of the maximal overcall double, perhaps. Thanks for the info as I had not seen it before :)

I wait for a chance to show 2 suits if I can. Partner usually holds Dealer: South Vul: ???? Scoring: IMP[/hv] when I open this hand :)

Yep Justin nailed this I just looked at how I would handle the second X.

Wouldn't South have bid the same with [hv=s=sa853haqj4d2cqjt3]133|100|[/hv] or [hv=s=sa853haqj4d2cqjt3]133|100|[/hv] so South needs to gird his loins and venture a ♠ raise

This double would normally be a TOX of 1♠ but it looks like the opps have to be using F1NT and East was going to make a bailout bid I would X to let partner know I have some cards as I think he has a very strong hand and will raise a NT call to game if we don't end up playing 2♥X

Yep 4♠ for 2) as it looks like partner is begging for a ♠stop since he bypassed his option to show 2 card ♥ support and was unable to qbid ♠ himself.

hmmm I see 3 responses as I answer this. This implies you agree with everything phil writes blindly :) or you meant Justin since your response is 2nd and his was 1st. If you meant the latter I agree with you :)

yes you are pretty much forced into this corner since you would like 3♥ to mean this hand just like it would over 1♣ 1♠ X P but you have to use 3♥ to cover the normal 2♥ bid over the same auction.

Sorry, but in IMPS, a small card away from a K or Q is routine vs a small slam for all good players especially if there is no indication that it might be setting up a side suit for declarer. Not as sure about MP but I certainly would where we need to set up a setting side trick.

Having the 1♠ call promise 5 helps in all auctions where you hold 35xy or 36xy and supporting ♠ is systemically difficult. i.e. [hv=s=skxxhaqjxxxdxxcaq]133|100|[/hv] The price for this is difficulty handling the 46xy hands that can't reverse

why not aren't you going to risk 2NT over 1NT by pard?

Mostly agree with Justin here but I have no real problem with opening 2NT as I would probably do that myself. Better players than I, have advocated opening 2NT so yeah you might run into the occasional problem but for reaching making games this is your surest shot.

I choose to struggle in 3NT

Aren't you a rabbi and yet you are asking?

he doesn't like the hands you use to bid 2NT so he passed?

Definitely definitely bid game. this is clear. Any doubters would be raising partner's opening 1M bid to 2M

what are you not allowed to hold a maximum garbage stayman hand.

before you wrote this did you stand up in your chair and holler "harvest time"? :)

if it is hopeless then you will gladly giver me 3 to 1 odds for a $100/hand for say 100 hands? :) KQJx AQxx xx Axx T9xxxx xxx Axx J Do you really think with the opener in front of the NT overcaller that the ♥ finesse is really 50%

what would you bid if partner had opened 1♠ as for %age you would need a simul to convince me altho it is probably close.

4♠....is obv? :)

X isn't the worst bid in the world I prefer to have enough to comfortably bid 2NT or 3♣ over 2♦ or 2♠

I assume I am out of green cards and have to choose from what is left....1NT

you mean I gotta have a double ♦ stopper if I only have 2 cards in the suit. In response if I have a 1NT overcall hand I overcall 1NT

still late here but my plan is to raise to 4♠ and see if partner is moving