el mister Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 I'm not that familiar with lead directing doubles, but made one on the following hand last night: [hv=d=w&v=e&s=s73h5dkqj952cj743]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv]2♣ P 2♦ X2♥ P 4♥ all pass Do you need the ace for this sort of double to be worthwhile? Also, would you bid some number of diamonds in the direct seat over 2♣ with this hand? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 You don't need the Ace to make this double effective, but w/r I would bid 3♦. It won't have much immediate effect, but over 3 of a major, pard may be able to preempt the auction further. Even if pard passes, RHO now has to act at the four level. In the direct seat I would bid 3♦ w/r. Preempting and interfering with their 2♣ opening can be very effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 You don't need the Ace to make this double effective, but w/r I would bid 3♦. It won't have much immediate effect, but over 3 of a major, pard may be able to preempt the auction further. Even if pard passes, RHO now has to act at the four level. In the direct seat I would bid 3♦ w/r. Preempting and interfering with their 2♣ opening can be very effective. I agree w/Phil's comments. Additionally you need to ask yourself how much do you want a non ♦ small card opening lead from partner. That should enable you to answer the question about whether double is a worthwhile call :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 No, you do not need the ace, your suit is more then sufficent. But actually, a 3 ♦ bid would be much better. If they stole my 3♦ card from the bidding box, I would prefer 4 ♦ to X or any other bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effervesce Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Put me down for bidding 3♦, also prefer 4♦ to X, and X over pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggieb Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 I would bid 4♦ anyway. I think it's really important to preempt in these kinds of auctions. You don't get penalized a ton (sometimes even when you should), and this gives them a really nasty guess sometimes, especially when the 2♣ opener is heavy and/or shapely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted October 8, 2009 Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 Agree with maggieb, I think 3♦ here is almost as futile as double. 4♦ (over 2♣ opening or over 2♣-2♦) may cause problems for the opponents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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