kfay Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Last night I learned that 2♣X making 4 wins against the opps bidding game in some strain. Has anyone ever used this to their advantage? (KenRexford story?) Sorry, I meant -380/-580 beats -400/-600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 It's the same score as 1NTX so weak notrumpers will know it well. But it only beats opponents game if you're vul vs not, otherwise you need to either redouble or rescue yourself from 2♣X to 3♣X. The better choice is probably redouble because partner might misunderstand and take it out, then when you bid 3♣ they will surely smile and double again. If you just bid 3♣ directly after being doubled in 2 they might take another look at their defensive prospects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Nigel_K you're misreading OP, the point is that if you double opps in 2♣ and they make 4 it could be a bad MP score for them because it's worse than 3NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I think Nigel did understand and I base that on his comment about 1NTX. If the opponents let you double them in 1NT and they make nine tricks, then they were better off playing in 3NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 No I think not why would he mention their vulnerability too? Also you can't double and redouble their contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Sorry, forget what I said. I did misunderstand. It was early in the morning but I still should probably have worked it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Yes I got a good board in a national pair game once for -580, my partner was very distraught and assumed it would be a zero... she almost pitched a trick to let them make 5 lol. FWIW, they passed out stayman-doubled without redoubling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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