On May 9, 7:29 am, henrysun...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On May 9, 7:12 am, Hans Georg Schaathun <ge...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> That would obviously be because he thinks that 2Cx may be the best
> spot, and not a `risk' as you call it. I agree that double-tolerance,
> no heart-tolerance, and a spade suit which can play 2S opposite
> completely mis-fitting rubbish is a rare scenario, so it makes
> sense to assume heart fit.
>
> ********************
>
> I want my partner's takeout doubles to show sup****t for all unbid
> suits.
>
> I DO NOT want my partner's takeout doubles to be grounded in the hope
> that partner has a penalty conversion.
As long as partner can handle the follow ups, and partner's double is
sufficiently descriptive that responder can evaluate his hand, why
does it matter what he has for his double?
For example, Give partner this: AKxxxx, Kx, AQxx, x. What would you
have him do? Bid 2S? 3S? 2D? 3D? No direct action is a good
description of this hand. But a direct double, followed by a
correction of 2H to 2S is (as long as partner understands you have not
promised 3-card sup****t for hearts). If partner has 5 hearts and a
hand just short of a negative double, he can jump to 3H, and you can
convert to 3S to offer a choice of strains.
> Therefore, after 1s (2c) p (p); ?
>
> I DO NOT want partner doubling with
>
> AKxxxx
> xx
> AQxx
> x
This is a normal 2S.
>
> or
>
> AKxxxx
> xx
> Axxxx
> x
This would be either 2S or 2D depending on which small card you
remove.
> or
>
> AKxxxx
> xx
> AJx
> xx
2S.
> or
>
> AKxxx
> Ax
> Kxxx
> xx
>
> or any hand that does not include at least 3 card sup****t for all
> unbid suits.
Either 2D, or double followed by a pass of 2H.
But what about stronger hands:
AKQxx
Qx
Axxx
Kx
Double then convert 2H to 2NT
KJTxxx
AQ
AKxx
x
Double then convert to 2H to 2S, or even 3S.
On these stronger hands you would be delighted if partner converted
and you will have no guarantees of getting to the right spot if your
second call is something other than double. So it is acceptable to
double without 3-card heart sup****t if you are prepared for the follow
up auction.
Andrew
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