Isnt this balancing double for takeout

[steve2005]

2HX

from above hand

bidding went P-1♥-1♠-P

P-2♥-P-P

X- all pass

surely this is my first opportunity to double it must be takeout.

Description of double said i had biddable hearts(so it thinks PEN), but if i had hearts and the values for a double surely i would have earliear bid the approriate level of NT

[BumJr]

I think I know GIB's problem. When I open your link in a Chrome browser, Google translate tells me that "this page is in Galician" and asks if I would like to translate it.

[georgi]

If balancing double, what shape you had initially and passed 1♠. You could bid as well your minor/s or 1NT.

 

What shape would like to balance that doesn't bid 2♠, didn't bid minor, no NT either. And later reopen with double ( passed hand initially and partner doing simple overcall - limited ).

 

It's more likely to have values not suitable for 1NT like void spade and 5♥+ or similar.

 

If 1♠ doubles 2♥ that's more likely balancing and take out.

[barmar]

I agree with steve, this should be takeout -- the actual West hand is perfect for this bid.

 

Alternately, 2NT could show this hand, but GIB thinks this is natural as well. This is impossible -- if it had a hand that wanted to invite 3NT, it could have bid 2NT over 1♠.

 

GIB actually thinks West's hand is worth a 2♣ bid on the previous round.

[helene_t]

I think I know GIB's problem. When I open your link in a Chrome browser, Google translate tells me that "this page is in Galician" and asks if I would like to translate it.

Yes, if you translate "A" from Galician it will make it "The", iow it inserts "he" whenever a suit contains an ace. So everybody gets too many hearts. GIB will try to adjust its bidding strategy to a situation in which there may be 20+ hearts in the board. So most doubles show hearts, whether you double hearts or some other suit.