bucky Posted October 18, 2010 Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 The majority of players who play an artificial double of a weak NT do so with a specified minimum of hcp, typically 10 or 11. Thus the double is easy for 4th hand to leave in a fair proportion of the time. This is one of the keys to Lionel, 11 + 11 is much more common than 15 + 7. Because of this it is best to get your run-outs in before the opps can make a penalty pass. As Nick says, many also play Pass forces Redouble to handle the good hands. If the opponents' double shows a specified suit you can also cue it with a good hand worried about preemption. Where the double is unspecified as to suit it is safe to show your good hand later since they are unlikely to have preempted you before your next call. I concur that my original argument was directly mostly on strong NT openings. Against weak NT openings most defenses enlist penalty double, or artificial doubles that carry at least mild penalty tone. Since the double will be left in quite often, then the shifted odds may justify a different counter-treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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