interference over two club opening

[pigpenz]

Auction: imps vul vs vul

 

2♣ 3♣ pass pass

X pass your bid

 

 

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[HeartA]

I voted for 4♣ (over your pd dbl), assuming pd opened 2C, your rho interfered with 3C and you passed.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

 

since I play neg.X, I would have doubled the first round,

but apparently you play a direct dbl as penalty.

 

Now I bid 3H, which certainly is forcing, intending to

bid 4D over 3NT.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

[pigpenz]

no partnership understanding on what direct double would be so i made forcing pass, normally i would play it as a negative double in a set partnership.

[HeartA]

It is a common treatment that dbl show very weak hand over pd's 2C opening and rho's overcall, suggesting no game interest and preferring defense. So pass is the "right" call.

[Robert]

Hi everyone

 

I play that double and forcing pass are reversed in many auctions. Opening 2C would certainly provide the values for my bidding. I would double here for takeout, 'if' partner choose to pass my forward going double, I would expect a bloodbath to take place.

 

Without prior agreement, I would lay the double as 'I do not think we have game' do as you wish. Pass should be forcing here in 'standard' methods.

 

I concur with Marlowe 'if' pass had been forcing, I would now bid 3H over the double.

 

Regards,

Robert

[Codo]

It is a common treatment that dbl show very weak hand over pd's 2C opening and rho's overcall, suggesting no game interest and preferring defense. So pass is the "right" call.

I never heard about this very common agreement. So for me double in the first round was easy, even without discussion.

[Finch]

There are many 'common' treatments for responder's double of an overcall after partner has opened 2C. The three most popular are

 

i) take-out

ii) penalties

iii) showing a very weak hand

 

Pass of course is forcing whatever double means.

I wouldn't have made a negative double on this hand with a void. I would expect partner to pass with 4 trumps, or often 3 trumps and a balanced hand, which will not be the right spot.

 

There are various meanings for partner's reopening double as well, but I think this is most commonly played as showing a balanced hand. Suits bid.

 

I now bid 4C. Partner will work out I have very short clubs but didn't fancy bidding a suit last round.