[roghog]

Scoring: IMP

(pass) pass (1♦) 1♠
 (dbl)  redbl (2♥) 2♠
(pass) pass (3♦) pass
 (3♥)  pass (pass) ??

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From the semi-final of a major event in England
The double shows 4♥
Partner's redouble shows 10+pts and denies 3♠

[P_Marlowe]

Of course, since partner is passed hand,
he will have at most 11-12?
What is your opening bid style?

I would pass, 3H will fail most likely,
2 trump tricks (a spade ruff - most likely a
natural trump trick anyway and your 3 top
tricks), but how certain are you?

With kind regards
Marlowe

[Double !]

If partner's XX denies 3+ spades, why rebid 2S over 2 hearts? I have no clear cut action over 2H although 3 clubs could be worthy of consideration.

I pass 3H. Any diamond honors that partner has are poorly placed, rho has shown 8+ red cards (in theory), and where are the rest of the spades.
Is playing the redouble as just showing 10+ pts the most functional way to play such a bid?

DHL

[foo]

roghog, on May 7 2006, 02:29 PM, said:

Scoring: IMP

(pass) pass (1♦) 1♠
 (dbl)  redbl (2♥) 2♠
(pass) pass (3♦) pass
 (3♥)  pass (pass) ??

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From the semi-final of a major event in England
The double shows 4♥
Partner's redouble shows 10+pts and denies 3♠

I prefer rebidding 3C rather than 2S:

pa-pa-1D-1S;-X-XX-2H-3C;

GOP now has more information with which to make decisions and I have "told my story".

Then if the 3rd round of the auction goes pa-pa-3D-??
I can pass,

else if the 3rd round goes pa-pa-3H
I can X here to drive the point regarding high ODR and H shortnes home.

Now GOP should be very well placed to make decisions.

[roghog]

No votes for double, then...

Double was found at the table, on the grounds that you have three crisp defensive tricks, your side has the balance of the points and you know ♥ are breaking dreadfully for them. The contact duly drifted a couple off.

Unfortunately, the redoubler had dithered before passing the 3♥ bid and the TD removed the double. Went to appeal on the grounds that the double is pretty obvious, but the Appeals Committee agreed with the TD.

Obviously the obvious double isn't so obvious...

[Codo]

Why on Earth did the slow passer not bid X? He KNOWS, that the Hearts are not breacking and that we have good spades. And he knows, that passing after a delay is often punished by justicia.

He will loose any post mortem...