jdonn Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 1:1♦ (X) XX (2♦)X What sort of hand do you expect for opener's double? Prior bids standard. 2:xxx Qxx J9x T9xx r/r imps, partner deals.--- 1♦ (P) P(X) XX (2♣) P(P) X (P) ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 I thought the first is easy: I have real diamonds, not just 3 small in a 4432 hand. The second situation is horrible. I would bid 2 Diamonds and pray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hand 2 is an easy 2D imo, maybe it's because to me XXing 1D shows not only a good hand but good diamonds (I see people XX with hands that I think are very bad to XX with on this auction a lot). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrigg Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hand 1. My first reaction was "easy, partner has a real diamond suit", but on second look I think it might mean that partner is interested in doubling them for penalty in at least one of the major suits. Hand 2. Pretty easy 2D for me because I think of partner double as takeoutish or competitive in nature. And I dont have anything else to bid but 2D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 1♦ (X) XX (2♦)X What sort of hand do you expect for opener's double? Prior bids standard. 2♦ = ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hand 1: I have decent diamonds but I don't want to bid them at the 3-level is the obvious interpretation. I don't think it makes sense for it to mean "I am interestedi n defending" because that's what the redouble meant, and that's what a pass over 2D would mean. Hand 2: 2D seems obvious, at least in the context where partner's double of 2C is take-out (as it is for me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted January 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 The answers to the first one are disappointingly vague for me. How many diamonds? How good must they be? How good a hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 The answers to the first one are disappointingly vague for me. How many diamonds? How good must they be? How good a hand? Obv this is never discussed, so I would interpret it very loosely at the table. I would play it as KJ9xx or better - basically a hand with 5+ diamonds where it is safe for pard to lead a diamond from nearly any holding. I don't think I've ever seen this auction. Someone psyched? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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