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What's this double?

Poll: What's this double? (18 member(s) have cast votes)

1C-1D-1S-2S-X; what is double?

  1. Four spades, too weak to bid 3S (4 votes [20.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 20.00%

  2. Three card support for spades, any strength (8 votes [40.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 40.00%

  3. Three card support for spades, extra values (4 votes [20.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 20.00%

  4. Any strong hand (1 votes [5.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.00%

  5. Some other meaning (3 votes [15.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 15.00%

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#1 User is online   awm 

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Posted 2015-July-23, 00:07

Hopefully a simple question, basically standard methods.
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Posted 2015-July-23, 01:49

Can you please write the bidding sequence using parentheses around opponents' bids? When it's written this way it's impossible to answer.
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Posted 2015-July-23, 02:22

View Poststy2000, on 2015-July-23, 01:49, said:

Can you please write the bidding sequence using parentheses around opponents' bids? When it's written this way it's impossible to answer.


I think it is 1♣ - (1♦) - 1♠ - (2♠) - X
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Posted 2015-July-23, 03:21

Spade fit, not good enough to bid 3♠. Normally 3 cards, but I guess you can construct some hands with 4 card support
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Posted 2015-July-23, 06:38

Assuming the auction is the way MBodell wrote:

Lead director, showing a top honor.

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Posted 2015-July-23, 12:22

Rather than 3 cd and extra values, I would also add non-minimal hand (do you consider a prime 13 count eg Axx Axxx x KQTxx as extra values?).
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Posted 2015-July-23, 15:03

"I would have bid that"
Usually 3 spades, but could be a poor hand with 4

I would like to have a top spade honour, but that won't always stop me doubling if I haven't.
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Posted 2015-July-23, 21:20

Should focus on either ♠Ax or ♠Kx (more length possible) but primary message is I have a control in your suit. Should indicate a desire to avoid 3♠ preemptive, so stronger hands are not ruled out. 2♠ is forcing right? Definitely not any simple 3-card raise as that is now anti-law. Big Inv/GF fits have 3♦ at their disposal not Double.
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Posted 2015-July-24, 01:51

View PostFrancesHinden, on 2015-July-23, 15:03, said:

"I would have bid that"
Usually 3 spades, but could be a poor hand with 4

I would like to have a top spade honour, but that won't always stop me doubling if I haven't.

I think it should also include hands with 3-card support which would have been too good for 2♠.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2015-July-29, 21:53

What Frances said. Weak NTs with 4 spades or anything not terrible with 3
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