kgr Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 [hv=d=w&s=sxxhajxxdjxxxxxcx]133|100|Scoring: MP[/hv](2♣!)-DBL!-(2♥!)-?? 2♣=weak with both majors or something strongDBL=interested to DBL for penalty in one of the majors2♥=preference for ♥ Two questions:- Is this hand strong enough to DBL for penalty?- If strong enough: do you DBL? (My RHO did take the 2♥ bid out of the bidding box. His partner could not see what it was and that started me thinking the above. But RHO did put it back and passed, so I did bid 2♦). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 It's matchpoints, right? Dbl and good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFA Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Strongly disagree with the system. We should not base our entire defensive methods on having penalty doubles, but instead on takeout doubles. We are catching them often enough anyway through passes of partner's takeout-X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdanno Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 How can you give a partscore double problem at MPs without giving the vulnerability? In any case, I wouldn't like to double for penalty at my first opportunity with an undisclosed 6-card suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 light it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Enough to double? I would kill for having this hand to double! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanp Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Agree with everybody, you should always give the vulnerability for such a problem, it's a clearcut double anyway, and the system is horrible (as usual!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgr Posted May 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Thanks!In reality RHO passed 2♣X and I was allowed to play 2♦ making +1. Opps could make 3♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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