Responding to a balancing double

[paulg]

[hv=d=e&v=b&s=saxxxhkxxdaxxxcxx]133|100|Scoring: IMP

(1♦) Pass (Pass) Dbl

(Pass) ?[/hv]

All players are Scottish experts (an oxymoron?). Anyhow it's your call?

 

Thanks,

 

Paul

[helene_t]

The principle of the defered king ..... I still have two aces, just enough for 2♠ I suppose.

[Fluffy]

whatever she says

[P_Marlowe]

whatever she says

agree.

[han]

I saw yesterday that Duboin-Bocchi play 1H shows spades. I don't know the rest of the structure but I'd like to use it here, just for fun. Otherwise I'd bid 2S.

[paulg]

I saw yesterday that Duboin-Bocchi play 1H shows spades. I don't know the rest of the structure but I'd like to use it here, just for fun. Otherwise I'd bid 2S.

In their final set I noticed that Duboin-Bocchi played 1NT as showing clubs over (P)-P-(1♠)-Dbl-(P), which is an unusual treatment.

[pclayton]

I saw yesterday that Duboin-Bocchi play 1H shows spades. I don't know the rest of the structure but I'd like to use it here, just for fun. Otherwise I'd bid 2S.

I saw this too, and I think its very intriguing. I like the opening bidder on lead, but these transfers allow you to make a low level force which looks very flexible.

 

Does anyone know more about this structure? I would assume 2 level bids and higher would be 'blocking'?

 

Not playing anything like this, 2♠ looks accurate to me.

[Guest Jlall]

2S

[whereagles]

Aye, just about par for 2♠.

 

Unless you rank aces as 5 points, that is.. lol.

[paulg]

I, the doubler, held

♠ Qxx

♥ Qxxx

♦ Jx

♣ AKxx

 

2♠ is a tricky contract but you are likely to make it.

 

My esteemed CHO decided he didn't want to play in the wrong fit and cue bid 2♦. As you see, when you do not have a fit this approach is doomed to failure, the auction speeded ahead and I played the hand well to make eight tricks in hearts (down 2, don't ask!).

 

At the other table they responded a simple 1♠ and played there.

 

Paul

[dake50]

Want to play Herbert to X so 1S isn't weak.

Or Xfer advances so I make a 2nd noise.

[Codo]

IN SEF this is easy:

 

2 ♦ shows BOTH majors 8-10 OR a strong hand.

 

CHOs hand did not qualify for one of these explanations.

So in SEF it is a very easy 2 Spade bid. And 2 Spade is surely as good to play as 2 Heart.

[paulg]

IN SEF this is easy:

 

2 ♦ shows BOTH majors 8-10 OR a strong hand.

 

CHOs hand did not qualify for one of these explanations.

So in SEF it is a very easy 2 Spade bid. And 2 Spade is surely as good to play as 2 Heart.

My view exactly.

 

Paul