dickiegera Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Opponents open 3NT [Gambling] What should Double, 4C, 4D, 4H, or 4S mean?If 5-5 in majors and enough pts for game how is the best way to show?Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I don't know about in "ACBL 2/1", but I prefer to play: Double = strong balanced or three-suited, setting up a forcing pass4♣ = majors (4♦ asks for the longer)4♦ = a major + a minor4M = natural After (3NT) dbl (4m):- Double = to defend even opposite shortage- Pass = asking opener to double with the balanced hand and bid with the three-suiter. However, nobody has ever agreed to play this with me, so I usually just play everything natural, with double being a good, fairly balanced, hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I like what Gnasher would prefer...but because it comes up so rarely, we just use the same thing we use at 3-level over 2NT=minors, and we lose the other minor if 2-suited. Double=penalty oriented4C=5-5+ in Majors and weaker.4D=5-5+ in Majors and sets forcing pass. Probably not best, but easy to remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 You definitely don't want to use anything that has to be memorised - not if I am your partner anyway. Though it's good to be able to make a start on showing a two suiter because LHO might jump in a minor. Maybe you can just use your defence to 1NT depending on what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 I just use the cuebid as majors, and the other minor as natural, partner can work it out easilly (most of the time) double for balanced strong hands that are comfortable playing 4mX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 I just use the cuebid as majors, and the other minor as natural, partner can work it out easilly (most of the time) double for balanced strong hands that are comfortable playing 4mXwow....talk about high variance.... how can partner be expected to 'work it out most of the time'? I guess you have to deny a good suit when you overcall, else partner often won't have a clue. I like gnasher's idea, but I haven't seen it before.... I play either: 4♣ is majors, strong with 4♦ majors weaker, or clubs is majors, better or equal hearts, and diamonds is better spades....double is always penalty oriented...usually a good strong notrump or better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 I like the idea of Ripstra: Double is basically penalty-good hand.4C/4D=majors, longer minor bid4H/4S,5C/5D single suited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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