No double for going down 4?

[Bbradley62]

I cannot imagine what South was thinking, but...

[hv=lin=pn|silly human,~~M59582,~~M59580,~~M59581|st%7C%7Cmd%7C4S249JHAD29TKC27QA%2CS36QAH389QD3C49TJ%2CS58TH247TD56JC38K%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%206%7Csv%7Ce%7Cmb%7C1D%7Can%7CMinor%20suit%20opening%20--%203%2B%20D%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C1H%7Can%7COne%20over%20one%20--%204%2B%20H%3B%206%2B%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2H%7Can%7CSimple%20raise%20--%203%2B%20D%3B%204%2B%20H%3B%2011%2B%20HCP%3B%2012-15%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cd%7Can%7CTakeout%20double%20--%204%2B%20C%3B%205-%20D%3B%205-%20H%3B%204%2B%20S%3B%2014-16%20total%20points%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2S%7Can%7C3%2B%20S%3B%209-%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C4S%7Can%7C4%2B%20C%3B%205-%20D%3B%205-%20H%3B%205%2B%20S%3B%2016%2B%20HCP%3B%2016-%20total%20points%3B%2010%2B%20relay%20points%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CHK%7C]360|270[/hv]

but, of course, when I step out... :blink:

[hv=lin=pn|bbradley62,~~M59600,~~M59598,~~M59599|st%7C%7Cmd%7C4S249JHAD29TKC27QA%2CS36QAH389QD3C49TJ%2CS58TH247TD56JC38K%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%206%7Csv%7Ce%7Cmb%7C1D%7Can%7CMinor%20suit%20opening%20--%203%2B%20D%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7C1N%7Can%7COne%20notrump%20overcall%20--%202-5%20C%3B%202-5%20D%3B%202-%7Cmb%7Cd%7Can%7CPenalty%20double%20--%209%2B%20HCP%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CSJ%7C]360|270[/hv]

[cloa513]

I cannot imagine what South was thinking, but...

[hv=lin=pn|silly human,~~M59582,~~M59580,~~M59581|st%7C%7Cmd%7C4S249JHAD29TKC27QA%2CS36QAH389QD3C49TJ%2CS58TH247TD56JC38K%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%206%7Csv%7Ce%7Cmb%7C1D%7Can%7CMinor%20suit%20opening%20--%203%2B%20D%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C1H%7Can%7COne%20over%20one%20--%204%2B%20H%3B%206%2B%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2H%7Can%7CSimple%20raise%20--%203%2B%20D%3B%204%2B%20H%3B%2011%2B%20HCP%3B%2012-15%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cd%7Can%7CTakeout%20double%20--%204%2B%20C%3B%205-%20D%3B%205-%20H%3B%204%2B%20S%3B%2014-16%20total%20points%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2S%7Can%7C3%2B%20S%3B%209-%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C4S%7Can%7C4%2B%20C%3B%205-%20D%3B%205-%20H%3B%205%2B%20S%3B%2016%2B%20HCP%3B%2016-%20total%20points%3B%2010%2B%20relay%20points%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CHK%7C]360|270[/hv]

but, of course, when I step out... :blink:

[hv=lin=pn|bbradley62,~~M59600,~~M59598,~~M59599|st%7C%7Cmd%7C4S249JHAD29TKC27QA%2CS36QAH389QD3C49TJ%2CS58TH247TD56JC38K%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%206%7Csv%7Ce%7Cmb%7C1D%7Can%7CMinor%20suit%20opening%20--%203%2B%20D%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points%20%7Cmb%7C1N%7Can%7COne%20notrump%20overcall%20--%202-5%20C%3B%202-5%20D%3B%202-%7Cmb%7Cd%7Can%7CPenalty%20double%20--%209%2B%20HCP%20%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CSJ%7C]360|270[/hv]

West probably can't simulate that East has such a decent opening hand

Give East

♠x

♥ AKJx

♦KQJxx

♣xxx

and now 4♠ by North-South isn't so bad and possibly makes.