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

henrysun909@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

> On May 5, 5:40 am, Histriadogsilver <andjelka.rich...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>
>> 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.
>>
> 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.

3H may be standard where you are, it's not to me.  My partner doesn't have
any other options but 2H in that auction.  I don't want to know about her
length, when she knows I may have a strong hand without heart sup****t.