whereagles, on 2011-May-25, 02:41, said:
Look, for the last time: if one bids
(3x) dbl (pass) 4y
(pass) 4z
then, in my style, doubler has at most 2 cards in suit y (with 3 he passes). So, if responder has only 5 cards in y, there's no point in insisting on suit y.
The point of bidding 4z with 4 cards, a suit were pard rates to have no more than 3 cards (not 2), is to look for a better contract than 4y.
Ok..Well...congrats pal ! You had 15 hcps with a stiff K and Jxx in opponent suit, u started DBL, corrected 4
♦ to 4
♠ with 4 cards
♠ and yes u may find a 4-3 or 5-3 or 6-1 fit somewhere and hopefully sometime soon, with a partner who keeps on bidding shy, just dont be surprised to see the RED AXE from LHO after u and your pd is settled in this fancy bidding jam! Not even mentioning the other messes u would start, if pd had a bigger hand with
♦
But this is a bidding topic, after all there is this popular emergency EXIT door in bidding topics which is called " My style" and overrides all the unimportant stuff like logic, common sense, knowledge...etc. I should have known better and listen to my personal #1 forum rule " Never argue with those who has a style for every bidding topic"