Against a 2 suited overcall

[mr1303]

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Partner's 1D is precision style, and you open all balanced 11s.

 

2 questions:

 

1) Do you agree with your initial double? Your partner is a good theorist and would expect to play unusual vs unusual style here.

2) If I force the first double on you, do you agree with the second pass?

3) Do you double 4S when it comes back to you?

[Finch]

1) Yes

2) No, I'd bid 4H

3) That's 3 questions.

[bigbenvic]

1 I'd double

2 I'd pass

3 I'm wary, I double but I'm not sure I'm getting too much out of it.

[Fluffy]

double is fine

passing 3♥ is fine, parner is a grown man who can bid games by himself, we have nothing in the reds

double 4♠ looks obvious to me

[the hog]

X

4H - how can partner know I have this in support?

x

[PhilKing]

1) Double

2) Pass. My double was for take-out - unusual against unusual does not apply here. Partner has a minimum and suits are breaking badly.

3) Double. The force should be with us. It's odd that partner only bid 3♥ with a shapely hand. I don't think that's right when he could be doing it on a balanced 11-count. Perhaps he's not as up on his theory as I thought.