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#1 User is offline   MickyB 

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Posted 2010-September-15, 06:52

(P)-P-(1♦)-X
(2NT)-X-(3♦)-??

1♦ showed at least four, 2NT was a good raise. What hands would you expect partner to have doubled with (bearing in mind he could have bid 3♦), and, if it isn't obvious from your answer, what do our calls show now?

This post has been edited by MickyB: 2010-September-15, 06:57

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Posted 2010-September-15, 06:54

Double where as opposed to bidding what?
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Posted 2010-September-15, 06:58

OP edited to make sense, thx Csaba.
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Posted 2010-September-15, 08:00

partner has a decent 3 suiter, 4405 typically but some 4414 are possible.

EDIT: Nonsense I though we had passed the round before
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Posted 2010-September-15, 08:02

Partner's double suggests acting, but he may not be willing to act on his own beyond 3D. Pass now would be NF, double would be competitive, likely with 4-4 in the majors.
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Posted 2010-September-15, 13:32

Partner's double shows values, they opened in 3rd seat and showed a limit raise it's not like they have to have very much values at all.
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Posted 2010-September-15, 17:34

Over 2NT, I think that 3♦ shows both majors; double covers the hands with clubs and one four-card major.

Over 3♦, there's some overlap between double and 3M - after 3M, responder will convert if he doesn't have four; after double, responder will usually bid his major. The main difference is that dbl-3♥-3♠ sounds forcing (because opener didn't just bid 3♠ over 3♦).
... 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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