guggie Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Today my p did a striped tail ape double, but our opponents succesfully riposted with a redouble and scored +1880 for 4spxx+2. Can anyobe tell me the origin of the striped tail ape double's name? [hv=n=s54hqt76dat82ck98&w=sa876hak852d7543c&e=s9hj943dkq96ct432&s=skqjt32hdjcaqj765]399|300|[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricK Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 A striped-tale ape supposedly flees at the first sign of trouble. A stripe-tailed ape double is a double of a game contract when you think the opponents can actually make slam (as happpened on the quoted hand), because a doubled game plus two doubled overtricks scores less than a slam. However, if the opponents redouble, then the doubler runs "like a stripe-tailed ape" to the safety of his suit. This didn't happen here, so I presume the doubler wasn't making a Strip-tailed ape double after all! Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 I beleive that John Lowenthal coined the phrase and popularized the concept. For what its worth, I beleive that you partner may be confused about what a "Stripe Tailed Ape" doube refers to. It seems tautological that a Stripe Tailed APe double can not lead to a situation in which the opponents declare a redoubled contract... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jikl Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Assuming your partner had the ♠A876, I think they were making an excuse for a poor double. :D Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Richard is correct. After a xx the doubler runs, hence the term "Striped Tail Ape". You partner should have bid 6H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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