120248 Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Hi all. Someone can give me some hints to determine when it should be good to double for penalty. TY andré Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Hi Andre, You might want to ask a more specific question as it is a little difficult to know exactly what you are looking for. But here is my two cents worth: - Only double for penalties if you are reasonably confident that partner will understand that it is a penalty double so that he doesn't take it out without good reason. Partner should understand this if:- -- he has described his hand well (for example by preempting) and thereby transfered captaincy to you- -- you can't possibly have a take-out double hand because if so you would have doubled on the previous round- -- you have already found a fit- -- opps have bid three suits so you can't want to encourage partner to chose among unbid suits- -- you are doubling a natural 2nt (also 3nt except for a 3nt response to a preempt)- -- other situations which you have agreed to be penalty - at matchpoints, consider if defeating them undoubled is likely to give a good result. If not, double them even if you are not sure it goes down. If yes, don't unless you are confident. - at IMPs, don't double a 2M, 2NT, 3m or 4m contract unless you are very confident- consider if your double might give declarer clues to the split that will make it easier for him to play the hand- consider if your double might induce them to run to a better contract- consider if your double is likely to influence partner's lead and if so, if that will be good or bad 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 When their contract is going off, AND they don't have a better place to run (or they won't run), AND you don't have a better score available by having your side declarer instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2005 Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 If when you make a penalty double you set them 100% of the time, your not doubling enough! :blink: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovera Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 The subject of this topic is very interesting but also not much threaded althoug. To open this argoument and help to better understand try to watch this https://www.mrbridge...lty_Doubles.pdf(Lovera) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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