123ekim Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 bidding goes east-pass south-one club west-double north-one notrumpeast- double what the heck does east's double mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 I don't think this is a system-specific bidding problem [2/1 or SAYC etc].East's Dbl means East has some values but no five-card suit to bid. With both majors and some values, East would likely bid 2C. Being a passed hand, the values are limited whether he doubled or bid 2C. West, the doubler, can do with this information what he thinks is best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 pen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 It's a penalty double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 In general, dbl of notrumps is penalty. The main reason for this is that if we have the balance of power, we are generally happy to defend a doubled notrump contract, whether we have a fit or not. The same is not true for suit contracts: if we have a fit (so opps likely also have a fit), we are generally not happy defending at a low level, so we should not opt for defending unless we seem not to have a fit. (1banana)-pass-(1NT)-double*is an exception, and many partnerships also play(1banana)-1orange-(1NT)-double*as take-out, but otherwise, assume dbl of notrumps just shows points and that it is a strong indication of defending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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