[bd71]

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Matchpoints.

Your bid?


Now assume bidding proceeded as follows:

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What now?

[jmcw]

Partner wants to defend. I see no reason to disagree.
PASS

[JLOGIC]

Yeah four hearts is fine and now I would just pass. Had partner not doubled bidding would be fine, but as it is I have an ace and a king and not that great of an offensive hand for the five level so I'm happy to pass partners suggestion to defend.

[shevek]

If partner's double shows a strong desire to defend, then pass is clear.

In my partnerships, double would say "I want to raise", something like
♠Ax ♥QJx ♦xxx ♣AKxxx.

For us, it's a "fit-double". Applies when they bid & raise beyond the level of responsive doubles.
You may say that hand should bid 5♥. Maybe, but not so good opposite a stiff club.
With a spade stack, opener makes a non-forcing pass. South would then make a takeout double.

[whereagles]

4♥ ok. Now pass, I guess. But I have a bad feeling about this...

[VM1973]

I'll bid 4♥ and pull the double to 5♣.

Partner's most likely shape is 3-2-3-5. I have to assume that partner's double shows extras and since I have a full opener, we should have a reasonable shot at 5♣. (28 ZP/7 losers LTC/13 half-losers MLTC). Since I'm forecasting 19 trumps on the deal that means I'm assuming 4♠*-2 (+300) vs. 5C+5 (+400).