Spot the wimp (3)

[ahydra]

IMPs

 

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Opps (I/A standard) are playing 5cM, weak NT. Which one of us needed to punish North for vulnerability abuse?

 

ahydra

[MrAce]

Very normal not to dbl IMO.

[rmnka447]

It doesn't look like you've got more than a part score. So I'm not sure DBL is right here. Any positive is a par result in part score hands at IMPs.

[mike777]

Ace said it all.

[wank]

Of course noone has a penalty double but west has a takeout orientated double which is what double should be.

[helene_t]

East could stretch to a double if his 1♠ overcall could be a lot weaker than this (say 6 HCPs), but W would take it out to 4♠ imo which should show something like this due to his failure to raise before. On a very good day you can make 4♠ but I agree with others that the auction is normal.

[The_Badger]

hi ahydra,

 

Even though you hold the other three suits between you, North has opened at the one level as opposed to pre-empted, and then bid 4♥ without any help from partner.

 

Anything can happen with wild(ish) distribution. I'd quietly take a plus score if one exists. No double, no trouble applies both ways.

[ggwhiz]

East can anticipate good defensive prospects in the black suits and a 10 count or so in the west hand.

 

That said a double would be either inspired or reckless when west also has skewed shape so pass is normal.

[Kaitlyn S]

I'm not sure I want to double even seeing both defenders' hands! I think the only thing that changes for me seeing both hands is that I table a trump instead of the DJ.

[Cyberyeti]

I'm not sure I want to double even seeing both defenders' hands! I think the only thing that changes for me seeing both hands is that I table a trump instead of the DJ.

 

This says most of what I wanted to say, every chance declarer has x, AQJxxxx, A, Qxx or similar, and on a diamond lead it's just laydown.

[Winstonm]

South

[ahydra]

Thanks all for the replies. I was East, and ggwhiz pretty much summed up my thoughts at the table:

 

East can anticipate good defensive prospects in the black suits and a 10 count or so in the west hand.

 

That said a double would be either inspired or reckless when west also has skewed shape so pass is normal.

 

Given that the North player in question does like to bid a lot, and it looked like we had the other three suits covered (plus the fact I've been reading too many Fluffy posts :)), my instinct was to double but I wimped out in the end as the hands are clearly distributional and a surprise shortage in dummy could allow not only a ruff but an entry to finesse partner's diamond or something like that. North had ♠5 ♥AKQ8762 ♦A92 ♣75 and we beat 4H by two tricks.

 

ahydra