Tempted?

[gnasher]

[hv=d=s&v=n&s=sjxhdqt8xxxcakj8x]133|100|Scoring: IMP

1♦ dbl 1♥ 2♣

2♦ pass 2♥ 2♠

pass 3♠ pass pass[/hv]

Partner's 2♥ is ostensibly mildly constructive, but he's not really expecting you to bid again.

 

Are you tempted to double? What do you lead?

[655321]

Not tempted.

 

I lead the ♣A, and if everything goes well (club, club, club ruff, heart ruff) the contract could go a couple down... but if something does not go well they might make. If declarer has the ♥A any heart ruff we get might be a losing heart anyway, dummy quite possibly has only 2 clubs (declarer should have 5), etc.

[dake50]

Always tempted, hope I'm wiser.

The plans that picture sets, wouldn't partner be doubling? He's there. He knows IMP penalties. He knows this hand has D-escape.

[kayin801]

Auto X at MP, I really feel +100 is likely and we really cash in when we get +300, but the extra 50 at IMPs doesn't outweigh the risk of -whatever 3♠X is.

 

On a side note, I might lead the ♣K since if partner is void in clubs we want him/her to ruff right away and try to give us 2 heart ruffs (and he/she would bid this way with KQJxxx in hearts and a stiff club), which is more likely to happen if we lead the K than the A. The 8 should suffice as suit preference for hearts at trick 2 if partner can't ruff, so this also doesn't cost if clubs are 5-5-2-1 around the table.

[kayin801]

Can I also just add that I'm sorta confused with partner's shape? They have to be something like 3730 or 3721, since I feel like with 6 hearts and 3 diamonds they would raise diamonds instead at imps. I guess sometimes partner has 4 spades and the doubler didn't get the joke with the 2♠ competition, and partner didn't want to X either cause his/her spades are lousy or for fear of them "finding their club fit"

[Phil]

I think this could be a bloodbath. I'll double.

 

Partner does not know about these clubs, so how can he double?

[JLOGIC]

I hate these club leads. My view on how this defense should go is to take it slow and score your clubs/diamonds/hearts later when they have no trumps. I would lead the SJ.

 

Also of course I would not double, dummy could easily have 5 spades and they might make pretty easily.

[bucky]

Double is too much. Opponents can easily have lots of spades between them.

 

But lead is easy. We have all side suits locked. Trump lead is clear.

[Free]

I wouldn't Dbl at imps, perhaps in MP if I need some points. Imo a ♠ lead is pretty obvious, since every other suit will split badly for them.

[OleBerg]

I would be tempted at MP's if they were red. (I would do it.)

 

At IMP's I wouldn't double even if one of my opponents were Ole Berg.

[whereagles]

Just lead a spade. If they go down, we're gonna have a good score anyway.