vspoker@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On May 2, 5:46 am, Rob Morris <rm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Histriadogsilver wrote:
>>> On May 2, 11:30 am, André Steffens <andre.steff...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>> 4S is only down one, so bidding 5H is the winning action. However,
>>>> who beteween North and South is the one that should bid it?
>>> However if anyone is to bid something except pass is the 2H opener,
>>> he has a maximum hand and a singleton spade and if this is the
>>> partner****p's agreement he should be doubling here, the penalty
>>> double is made only by the guy raising semi-preemptively and
>>> obviously when he is stronger and opener p*****.
>> The problem is, responder leapt straight to 4H, which could already be
a
>> stretch - opener's double could commit the partner****p to scores like
>> 5HX-4 and 4SXX+1.
>>
>> Perhaps there's more chance of playing the hand or doubling if
responder
>> had instead tried a strong enquiry (though the next hand would probably
>> still have bid 4S).
>>
>> --
>> Rob Morris
>> arr emm four four five (at) cam dot ac dot uk
>
> Yes, try 2NT before going to 4H. Now South knows 4H was bid to make.
The opponents would also then know that 2H - 4H wasn't bid to make.
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