rhm Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 If he has any kind of spade fit (a well positioned honor is at least an 8-fit) then the opponents have a fit and he's giving them the chance to get out. He'll never get 3 of thier suit enough to offset 2SX making.That may well depend on the vulnerability. Fact is that opener did redouble and there is no hand where SOS makes any sense, at least I have not seen it yet. SOS makes a bad situation worse, because you can not play in your least worst contract now any more. That is not the purpose of this convention. Maybe I am old fashioned. For me RDBL is natural unless you can prove that a conventional meaning makes at least sense in theory and even then I would like a firm agreement before playing it conventional.Running from a weak hand with a six card spade suit is somewhat different than running from a weak notrump opening! Here no one has come up with a hand. Gnasher tried and failed.Show us the hand where SOS makes sense! Rainer Herrmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Are you the same Phil King as the one who earlier wrote this: Today I am feeling 25. I would never redouble because my meta agreement was take-out and I would never do that on any hand. So I am changing my agreement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSClyde Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 That may well depend on the vulnerability. Fact is that opener did redouble and there is no hand where SOS makes any sense, at least I have not seen it yet. SOS makes a bad situation worse, because you can not play in your least worst contract now any more. That is not the purpose of this convention. Maybe I am old fashioned. For me RDBL is natural unless you can prove that a conventional meaning makes at least sense in theory and even then I would like a firm agreement before playing it conventional.Running from a weak hand with a six card spade suit is somewhat different than running from a weak notrump opening! Here no one has come up with a hand. Gnasher tried and failed.Show us the hand where SOS makes sense! Rainer HerrmannIt's the law of total tricks: if we each have 8 trump (they are very likely to have 8 if we do) then making 2♠ means we can beat 3 of something 1 trick which is hardly a game at any colors. I get it you aren't the one who XX, just trying to interpret the bid. No matter what the XX is terrible. The fact that partner may not know whether it is penalty or SOS when, in either case, another action wold have been possible, is just asking for a zip code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Here no one has come up with a hand. Gnasher tried and failed.Show us the hand where SOS makes sense! You mean I failed to provide a hand that made sense to you. I'm still quite happy with my construction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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