How would you interpret this double?

[awm]

Pickup partnership, without discussion. You see the auction:

 

2♦(1) - Pass - 2♥(2) - Pass

2♠(3) - Pass - Pass - Double

 

(1) Weak-only multi; weak two in either major

(2) Pass or correct

(3) Spades

 

What do you think about the double?

[whereagles]

Some people defend the multi like this:

 

2♦ pass 2♥ dbl = take out of hearts

2♦ pass 2♥ pass + dbl of 2♠ = take out of spades

 

This is part of the meckwell defense to the multi. It might be what pard is thinking of.

[kenrexford]

Some people defend the multi like this:

 

2♦ pass 2♥ dbl = take out of hearts

2♦ pass 2♥ pass + dbl of 2♠ = take out of spades

 

This is part of the meckwell defense to the multi. It might be what pard is thinking of.

Or, partner has no clue what we should be playing but is assuming that his partner has a brain.

 

Of course this is takeout with expected shortness in spades.

[Fluffy]

Or, partner has no clue what we should be playing but is assuming that his partner has a brain.

This assumption is one of the main reasons partnerships broke up.

[matmat]

This assumption is one of the main reasons partnerships broke up.

i thought it was bad hygene and the fisticuffs.

 

takeout for me...

[skjaeran]

For me that's been a t/o for maybe 25 years. I see no reason to switch, btw. :)

[Guest Jlall]

t/o

[han]

Takeout for us.

[jdonn]

Takeout, and not so good a hand you would have doubled 2♥ regardless of shape.

[han]

Yes, also denies a hand that would jump to 3NT over 2H. B)

[jdonn]

Take your rotten cabbage back to the farm please.

[effervesce]

t/o

[awm]

This was part of my experience playing with an "expert" pickup today. I was the doubler. My partner passed the double with ♠xxx ♥AJ ♦QJxx ♣QTxx. We were cold for nine tricks in clubs or ten tricks in diamonds. Opponents were cold for nine tricks in spades. B)

 

After the hand, partner explained that only a novice like me would double 2♠ with only the singleton king of spades.

[han]

Did you expect the king to take a trick Adam, in front of the multi bidder? Such a novice! B)

[Cascade]

Takeout. I couldn't takeout double 2♥ obviously but now I can takeout double 2♠.