mgoetze Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 [hv=pc=n&s=sakha54d986caqj86&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1cp1h2s]133|200[/hv] Why on earth is double now described as showing rebiddable spades? I thought GIB plays support doubles... (In practice, I bid 3♣ and we got to a making 6♥ when GIB rebid 3♦, but it could have been easier.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 why not bid the hand like you were going to in an uncompetitive auction? surely 2NT has the same meaning except that you damn sure promised a ♠ stopper . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcw Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 If, as you say GIB plays support DBL, then it should show 3 card ♥ support. One possibility is, perhaps support X do not apply thru 2♠ or perhaps not versus pre-empts, doesn't make much sense to me, but it's the best I can come up with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Most people only play support doubles if responder can rebid his suit on the 2 level. GIB presumably follows this style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_R__E_G Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Most people only play support doubles if responder can rebid his suit on the 2 level. GIB presumably follows this style. +1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted July 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 When is Lurpoa finally going to be banned from upvoting? Anyway, I don't care if it's not a support double - I just don't want it to be a penalty double! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbradley62 Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Ari clarified some of this in another thread: http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/40353-doubles/page__p__477750__hl__%2Bsupport+%2Bdouble__fromsearch__1#entry477750 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 If it's not a support double, and you don't want it to be penalty, what do you think it should be? Takeout isn't necessary, since there's only one unbid suit; partner should balance if he has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted July 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 If it's not a support double, and you don't want it to be penalty, what do you think it should be? Takeout isn't necessary, since there's only one unbid suit; partner should balance if he has it. What a narrow view of the word "takeout"! In my world, a takeout double would show the unbid suit (4+ D), some extra length in the suit I originally bid (4+ C) and tolerance for partner's suit (2-3 H). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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