Do you dble or not?

[zenko]

MPs, all VUL, partner opens 2S 1st seat, they bid Dble-3D(reluctantly alerted as lebenshol, a good hand)-3N

 

You hold:

 

9

AQ108

J972

A1042

 

What do you do?

[zenko]

Well that was one fun hand, you partner has 6304, AJ10 in spades and KJ in clubs. Your side is cold for 7 clubs (yes seven!), 5 spades, 4 hearts, and 3N.

 

I doubled, and with flawed defense set them -3, scoring +300. Yes 300, since both opponents conveniently forgot that I doubled, of course director believed them, not us (no surprise there, directors almost never waste an opportunity to rule against me). Oh well, C'est la vie.

[cloa513]

Usually express C,D,H,S as hand shape for partner.

Is your hand expressed spades, Hearts, diamonds and clubs from top down?

 

I don't mind minimum relevant detail but it still needs to be clear approx what's in what suit.

[gordontd]

Well that was one fun hand, you partner has 6304, AJ10 in spades and KJ in clubs. Your side is cold for 7 clubs (yes seven!),

I don't think a trump suit missing Qxxxx can ever be said to be "cold" for a grand slam.

[gordontd]

Usually express C,D,H,S as hand shape for partner.

???

[zenko]

Of course seven clubs is a silly contract, but was indeed cold and actually easy to make on normal line of play since everything was was just perfect, spades were 33 with split honors, clubs Q doubleton onside as well as KJx of hearts, etc.

[Tomi2]

... clubs Q doubleton onside as well as KJx of hearts, etc.

kjxx to atxx the queen is always onside!

[zenko]

... clubs Q doubleton onside as well as KJx of hearts,  etc.

kjxx to atxx the queen is always onside!

Well usually that is true, but in this case you are lacking entries, especially if there is a diamond lead, so you need to finesse club Q to get back to the hand with established spades.