Double of a stopper showing bid

[jerome keslin]

 IMP, all vul.

Partner opens 1C.

You hold:

Axx, x, AJxx, T9xxx.

1c -  p.  - 2c - p

2h - dbl - ?

How should we proceed?

[Fred.]

Responder's hand evaluates to 10.95 KnR, which  is a fair amount 

above Adam's 8.5 KnR minimum for the inverted minor raise, even 

allowing for the heart duplication.  Without the double I'd bid 2S, and

 I think that is what I should bid here as responder.  AJx, x, QJ9x, T9xxx 

would be a minimum (8.65 KnR) deserving a 3C rebid.  It's important to

give opener, who may have to make a decision over 4H or 5H, the news

that bigger things are possible.

Fred.

[doug...@aol.com]

Agree with Fred, for the reasons he cited. My values are suitable for a C contract or for defense. 

If I end up on lead against a H contract,  I'm leading my trump. This skewers partner but they were hoping to do that anyway. Our side has no obvious ruffing opportunites... might as well reduce theirs. 

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[Christopher Monsour]

I guess it's a matter of style, but I would think pass shows a hand better than a 3C rebid, and I think it paints a better picture of my hand.  I don't know how partner ever envisions AJxx of diamonds after I choose to bid 2S over the doubler when I could have passed.

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[doug...@aol.com]

In my partnership,  3C would be the weakest call. Anything else is stronger, including pass, which to me would digest the INability to bid 2S.

Not sure why 2S would deny D values. After opener's 2H and no double, what would you bid if not 2S? 2N would show both side stoppers but surely wrong-sides the contract, while 3D seems aggressive for the values, even if it doesn't deny the S ace.

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[Fred.]

My partnership style is for pass to be the strongest action, 

in this case a hand that doesn't want to stop in 4m, even if 

opener has minimum with 2 or 3 doomed HCP in the stopped 

suit.   A stopper showing bid by responder shows decent controls

and extras, as here, but is not as encouraging.

Fred.