[trojanrabbit]

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off topic

1. IMPs. N-S vul.

[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]64 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]J72 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]AQ652 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]874

West....North....East....South
1[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]____Dbl____Pass____1[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
1[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]____1[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]____Pass____?

Freeman, "...partner has a big one-suited hand
with long spades or a balanced 18-plus points
with only a five-card suit...."

I disagree with this statement. There is a third
and most likely possibility. Pard is 5-3-4-1.
He has the same 11 highs he doubled with. How
else can you find 5-3 in spades with half the
deck.
Therefore 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] is 100 and all other bids
are zero.

jogs

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I'm inclined to believe he does have a strong spade hand. With 5-3-4-1, I would usually overcall 1[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] rather than double. Change it to 5-4-3-1 and double becomes preferable.

Tysen