compete or not

[flytoox]

Red vs white, You hold:

S: 987XX

H: A98X

D: KXX

C: X

 

Pd opened 1D, RHO came in with 3C. DO you compete?

[Mr. Dodgy]

gung ho - double

[Free]

Clear Double imo

[SoTired]

I make a lite neg dbl. I want more strength for a 3-level neg dbl, but since I am short in clubs, I stretch a little. Switch my clubs and diam and I pass.

[joker_gib]

Clear Double imo

Yes, ♦K and ♥A = very good cards and associated with ♣ shortness, it makes a clear Dbl imho.

 

If you pass, don't you have the feeling that you don't have bid your hand ?

 

Alain

[HeartA]

Yes, double.

[neilkaz]

You have 10 support points for the two unbid suits, so I'll make a neg double.

 

If my 7 hcp was quacky, I'd pass here.

[pclayton]

This is a very tough problem.

 

To make a negative double at the 3 level, I look at my hand and determine if I would make a limit raise opposite pard's (presumed) major. I probably would with this hand if I catch a spade fit, but not if pard's suit is hearts.

 

What happens all too often is that LHO raises clubs and pard bids 4 major with any hand with a 4 card major (wouldn't you)? Frequently, pard has a weak NT - something like: KJx, Axxx, Axxx, xx.

 

So I pass.

[whereagles]

It's not a certainty LHO will bid 4♣... And even if he does, there's still the chance pard's 4M bid to have extras. I think passing is too pessimistic, so I dbl.

[neilkaz]

It's not a certainty LHO will bid 4♣... And even if he does, there's still the chance pard's 4M bid to have extras. I think passing is too pessimistic, so I dbl.

And sometime the opps make a horrible 5♣ sac over your 4M even when it has little chance to make.