[mikegill]

Scoring: MP

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You pass as dealer, as does LHO. Partner opens 1d, 11-15, 0+♦. RHO doubles, and you XX showing hearts. LHO passes and partner bids 1♠. RHO (who is not very good) immediately doubles this, and your table presence tells you she intended this as pure penalty. You decide to pass (would you?), and LHO pulls to 2♥. Over this partner bids 3♣, showing at least 4-6 in ♠-♣, probably 4-7 given the colors. You alert, since they're probably not expecting this hand for partner, but RHO doesn't ask what the alert is, and after 30-60 seconds finally Xes, not looking the least bit happy about it. Which doubled contract would you like to play? LHO isn't very good either if it matters to you.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

partner has 6+ clubs and
exactly 4 spades?

In this case I pass.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[han]

Pass.

[Gerben42]

Pass, opps don't seem happy dbling 3♣.

[gwnn]

7-2 > 4-4 both arithmetically and in terms of bridge fits. Plus, spades are 4-1 and clubs are 3-1.

[Gerben42]

opps ran from 1♠x, they are probably 5-0

[Fluffy]

you can hardly lose the control playing clubs, playing in spades it will be easy.

[Codo]

I think it is a no brainer to sit for 3 ♣ X.

If I had known the same about partners hand and I had been in 2 Spade X so far, I think I had still prefer 3 Club X, but then it had been much closer.

[mikegill]

Scoring: MP

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Unfortunately, RHO led a spade from the AK and they take the first 5 tricks. 3♠ can be beaten, but the defense is not so easy - it's a control game and bad opponents are really bad at that type of problem. I guess wdo for eschewing their 10-card diamond fit to double the opponents at the 3-level. I'm sure that RHO thought opener was like 4045 or something before she doubled, and had no idea he could have 7-solid. I also passed 3♣ and didn't think it was very much of a problem, but maybe this layout isn't so uncommon.

[Apollo81]

Im sure LHO didnt want to "cuebid" diamonds and thats why (s)he bid 2♥.