[aguahombre]

jdonn, on Mar 23 2010, 05:51 PM, said:

aguahombre, on Mar 23 2010, 06:36 PM, said:

That does not mean the redouble needs to be only used with hands with a high likelihood of game our way. It just seems to be the proper way of competing. Partner --who has subtracted the 3 points you get to overbid upon --could have as much as 10 HCP, and still might only be 4-4 in the majors if he has 4 hearts (prepared 1S).

I don't know how you reach your conclusion from this logic. If partner is 4-4 in the majors with a 10 count he won't pass if we pass, and we still don't have game with a balanced 13. So what did the redouble gain us? I guess what I don't understand is what you mean by "the proper way of competing." You feel better having shown 13+ rather than 7-14 or something when you reach the same contract?

instead of targeting hands where it doesn't matter what you do for the sake of being contrary, think of this hand, and partner not being able to bid again at the two-level at all unless he knows you have better than the 9-12 minimum balancing double with or without 3 or 4 card support for the first try (spades). He now knows with the redouble two things he didn't know before.

Yes, I feel more comfortable knowing what partner has in competitive auctions than I do just showing a wide range and not helping out. Yes, I feel more comfortable having shown 13-15 ish than I do having shown 9 to 15.

[jdonn]

I didn't target anything, I mentioned the very hand you brought up. If partner is too weak to bid again and I don't have a fit for him then pardon me for not seeing what I'm missing. He might not be 4-4 you know, he might be 4-less than 4!