Re: A hand

henrysun909@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

> On May 1, 7:10 am, BBO expert <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> That's only a point shy of an Audrey Grant takeout.  I'd do it in a
> flash.
> Of course, my partner was a tad annoyed by this negative double:
> 
> VOID
> Kxxx
> QJxxx
> xxxx
> 
> and bidding goes:
> 1S (1N) X
> 
> *************
> 
> I'd be a tad annoyed also, but that's because this double is not
> commonly played as negative but as penalty.
> 
> The given hand is clearly inadequate as a penalty double of 1nt even
> if playing super sound Roth Stone opening bids.

Yes, but as I said, we've given up X of 1NT for penalty, due to our
abysmal
success rate.  We _were_ on the same wavelength there, she just disagreed
with my evaluation of the hand.