Double of 2S

[Trumpace]

No one Vul. Scoring, MP.

 

You hold: KTx, xx, Kxxxxx, Jx

 

RHO opens 1D, you pass, LHO bids 1S, partner passes, RHO bid 2S, pass, pass, X, pass.

 

What hand do you expect from partner and what is your action now?

[Guest Jlall]

sigh...why didn't he X 1S... This is so brutal. I would probably go with the poker approach and try a confident 3C hoping no one Xs or they bid 3S. 2N is probably the right bid though, but it sounds less "confident" like you have a big fit lol. 3D is SURE to be Xed. If 3C is viciously Xed, I can always run to 3D later.

[han]

3♦, I expect partner to have some (partner has some values but no first round double).

[dcvetkov]

If 3C is viciously Xed, I can always run to 3D later.

I like that viciuosly doubled :D) How do you tell Justin? by too fast in tempo?

[Kalvan14]

Not the best spot. Pard should have 5 clubs and 4 hearts, I would assume. And not many Hcp (10?). He should have 2 (or even 3) diamonds (what are oppos playing?). Overall, I vote for 3♦, but I would have preferred 1N take-out one round early

[plaur]

3♣ and hope they compete with 3♠. Partner is likely 2-2 in spades and diamonds with about 10 hcp and the only reason he doubles is because its MP's and they have a fit and stopped at the 2-level

[Guest Jlall]

If 3C is viciously Xed, I can always run to 3D later.

I like that viciuosly doubled ;)) How do you tell Justin? by too fast in tempo?

quick X=you're screwed. quick pass of X= haha theyre screwed. slow X=they may be screwed. quick pass of slow X= we got this pard, theyre screwed. Slow pass of slow X= oh man, they might not be screwed but I have nothing to bid.

 

Slow X then slow pass is clearly optimal.

[Trumpace]

Why hasn't anyone voted for 2NT or Pass?

[whereagles]

2NT is asking pard to pick a suit. (It doesn't make sense as natural after 3 passes by your side.) You don't want pard to pick a suit because you only have one suit in which to play: diamonds.

 

To pass when pard wasn't strong enough to double 1♠ is probably a quick and enjoyable way to get in an arguing at the end of the board.

 

All this leaves you with one bid: 3♦.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

 

in theory partners dbl is for penalty,

we know he does not have a penalty

dbl, they have at least 7 cards, I three

with the King, ... according to an old

famous german mathematician: partner

has at most 3.

 

Now I pass, hopying for a miracle.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

[P_Marlowe]

To pass when pard wasn't strong enough to double 1♠ is probably a quick and enjoyable way to get in an arguing at the end of the board.

Hi,

 

if partners starts arguing, I will shoot him, which

finishes the discussion process.

 

Marlowe

[Fluffy]

Partner is probably on some kind of 4333, 3♦ is our best contract.

[pclayton]

If 3C is viciously Xed, I can always run to 3D later.

I like that viciuosly doubled :)) How do you tell Justin? by too fast in tempo?

quick X=you're screwed. quick pass of X= haha theyre screwed. slow X=they may be screwed. quick pass of slow X= we got this pard, theyre screwed. Slow pass of slow X= oh man, they might not be screwed but I have nothing to bid.

 

Slow X then slow pass is clearly optimal.

LOL; Justin - if bridge doesn;t work out you can get hired to interpret the dead sea scrolls or something like that. :P

[Guest Jlall]

If 3C is viciously Xed, I can always run to 3D later.

I like that viciuosly doubled :)) How do you tell Justin? by too fast in tempo?

quick X=you're screwed. quick pass of X= haha theyre screwed. slow X=they may be screwed. quick pass of slow X= we got this pard, theyre screwed. Slow pass of slow X= oh man, they might not be screwed but I have nothing to bid.

 

Slow X then slow pass is clearly optimal.

LOL; Justin - if bridge doesn;t work out you can get hired to interpret the dead sea scrolls or something like that. :P

lol...you know you've been playing too much poker when...

[Al_U_Card]

Partner is probably on some kind of 4333,  3♦ is our best contract.

Pard has a hand where he knows you have something....he has something.....he hates to sell.......he wonders what to do.......so you bid 3D opposite his stiff ♦ ace (or small doubleton) and hope they bid on or that the result is -100 only :P