Re: What Do You Bid with AKx, x, AJ8x, AQJ7x?

On May 5, 5:40 am, Histriadogsilver <andjelka.rich...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> On May 5, 10:31 am, Andrew <agump...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > Vul on Vul
> > online IMP Pairs
>
> > You hold:
> > S: AKx
> > H: x
> > D: AJ8x
> > C: AQJ7x
>
> > Auction:
>
> > South     West     North     East
> > (1D)        P          (1S)       ?
>
> > Andrew
>
> This hand has enough for an initial double by any standards, it has
> excellent stoppers and if partner is weaker or has no club sup****t you
> are going nowhere anyway, dbl for me.
>
> Boris

So Boris, partner holds

xxx
J9xxxx
xxx
x

and, after (1d) p (1s) x; (xx) ?

bids a completely standard and preemptive 3h.

How are you going to get yourself out of that?

Doubling on strong hands that lack sup****t for all unbid majors is
foolish unless one can take back control of the auction after an
unhelpful advance by partner, who is expecting something from the
auction that you aren't delivering.

Doubling on this hand is asking to go minus, get doubled, and let the
opps bring back some sticks and wheels to the comparison.

Henrysun909