Who has to double?

[Hanoi5]

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Should East double over 2 spades? Should West double over 1 or 2 spades? 3♥looks free over 3♣, should that be tried? Is slam reachable?

[MrAce]

In competition 2♣ is only forcing 1 round.

 

Pass by East over 2♠ is fine (and correct bid imo)

 

3♣ by West is NF. I would have doubled or bid 3 ♥ with West hand when 2♠ comes to me.

 

And which Slam are you talking about ? I hope not ♥ slam for obvious reasons. 6 minor is better than some of the slams i played but i think u need 3-2 ♣ or J dropping and ♦J dropping. I wouldnt be able to find it, since ehat makes minor slam reasonable is the minor spots and i wldnt know that during bidding.

[aguahombre]

Pass of 2S is fine. 3H after 3C would have been fine. Both 3S and 3NT were beyond words.

[Phil]

I would have doubled 2♠. I think 3♥ implies a 5-6.

[the hog]

Pass of 2S is fine. 3H after 3C would have been fine. Both 3S and 3NT were beyond words.

 

I agree with this, 2C to show the good 6 card suit, followed by 3H looks easy. Doubling is very odd to me with a 6-4 shape.

[whereagles]

It was all fine up to 3NT: 3♠ asks for stop and West doesn't have one lol.

[TWO4BRIDGE]

East could have helped partner out by making a "Competitive DBL" over 2S :

“I want to compete further but I am not sure what to bid.”

( You are not in a penalty situation... yet ) .

 

Partner would then have an easy 3H .

 

Hopefully, you just stop in a 4H game.

I don't know how to reach a 6C slam.... after finding a 4-4 ♥ fit .

[MrAce]

I agree with this, 2C to show the good 6 card suit, followed by 3H looks easy. Doubling is very odd to me with a 6-4 shape.

 

Are you sure about what you agreed to ? He says 3♥ would be fine AFTER 3♣ bid. So he suggests opener should bid 3♥ over non forcing 3♣.

 

 

Pass of 2S is fine. 3H after 3C would have been fine. Both 3S and 3NT were beyond words.

[the hog]

Are you sure about what you agreed to ? He says 3♥ would be fine AFTER 3♣ bid. So he suggests opener should bid 3♥ over non forcing 3♣.

 

 

 

 

Yes you are correct MrAce, I would have bid H and not 3C

[Codo]

I do not understand their bidding methods, but I am not alone, they don't either.

I had doubled 1 ♠, I do have 4 ♥ and even if we play it the old way- I have both unbid suits, right?

I had passed with the east hand. Partner cannot hold 4 ♥ in a normal hand, he had X with that- see above. And if he has a hand, where he has clubs and hearts but wants to show hearts later, he will double 2 Spade himself.

I had double 2 ♠ with West hand- I still have 4 hearts. If this double does not show 4 ♥, I should have double earlier.

I had not bid 3 ♥ with the east hand. Why should I? Partner has denied more then once any hearts, so there is no need to bid this as an attempt to reach 4 ♥.