[manudude03]

Scoring: XIMP

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I can't remember the exact spots, but it was something like that. This is in the Irish trials for the Youth Games in China (dealer rotated to make hand south).

(1S)-P-(2D)-X
(3H)-P-(4H)-P
(4NT)-P-(5D)-P
(5H)-P-(6H)-X
All Pass

3H could be bid on a 5-4, 4NT was RKCB 0314 with 5D being 1/4.
(I just need to check if I was rightly annoyed at p or not, been bugging me for a couple of months now)

Also, what would your lead have been without the double?

[kenrexford]

Um...

Partner doubled 2♦, which presumably is takeout. That gives him four hearts and 5+ clubs, surely. I mean, presumably his hearts suck, so he needs compensating values in clubs to step in with a bid that forces 2♥ or 3♣.

But, this is really weird. I cannot imagine why Responder would raise hearts with four spades. So, Responder must have at most three spades. I suppose the spades could be 6-4-3-0 around the table. I cannot imagine that partner wants a diamond lead because of a void; that would give the opponents eight hearts, eleven diamonds, and at least five spades, with only two more cards, maybe 1-0 in clubs and Responder a stiff spade? Weird.

It could be simply asking for a diamond lead, but I'm not sure how that necessarily helps or what partner must have to think that the double is worthwhile.

Confused, I lead a spade. Probably the idiot lead.

Without the double, top club.

[Codo]

spade club too

[Hanoi5]

I'd lead a club. I expect partner to have the ace and some sort of trick in hearts.

[marcD]

did i miss something or 5H was a sign off . guess responder has a club void he did not show on 4NT . So I hope partner has a trump trick + King D which could go away on the spades : DT

[manudude03]

Scoring: XIMP

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I think that was the full hand (don't have HRs with me). There was a fair bit of debate over whether my hand (south) was worth doubling on either time. I guess it was either pass both times or double both times.

As it is, 6S can't be touched, so double wasn't exactly without its dangers.

I think the raise of 5H to 6H was based purely on the fact that responder had only shown 9 pts up to that point (not that I agree with it)

[effervesce]

manudude03, on Jun 29 2008, 07:16 PM, said:

Scoring: XIMP

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I think that was the full hand (don't have HRs with me). There was a fair bit of debate over whether my hand (south) was worth doubling on either time. I guess it was either pass both times or double both times.

As it is, 6S can't be touched, so double wasn't exactly without its dangers.

I think the raise of 5H to 6H was based purely on the fact that responder had only shown 9 pts up to that point (not that I agree with it)

Whoa, you doubled 2♦ with that hand? I'd have been confused if I was your partner too - I wouldn't have expected a spade void either.