Monday, May
09, 2005 9:23 AM
Hand
Evaluation – Misfit ( Competitive Dbls
)
PITBULLS:
D.S.I.P. doubles are defined for competitive auctions where you
do not own the auction. These
competitive auctions can be further
subdivided to fit – non fit
auctions. If we have shown a fit or the opponents have given us an opportunity
to show a fit , A D.S.I.P. double shows defense so
requests further offensive action.
This understanding applies to any auction right up to but not including the 5 level if we have shown a fit .
OK ,
D.S.I.P. doubles are still defined in competitive auctions where we have no fit or have not had a chance to show a fit. However, the D.S.I.P. double has a different meaning. It is straight “card
showing” tending to penalty as
opposed to taking offensive action. With the appropriate hand, you still may
take offensive action but the double is
co-operative & does not show a trump stack. Let’s define
competitive auctions in this context. Balancing auctions are not true
competitive auctions so the over/under rule
applies. If the opponents are in a forcing auction or have a fit themselves, our doubles are conventional or
D.S.I.P. You can not make penalty doubles of their forcing auction or if they are raising their suits at any
level. Take
your fix if you have their suit ! If
you have not participated in the auction ( no
competition ) & you subsequently double it is for penalty. You must have
had a chance to pass
a competitive bid at a lower level though.
Let
us go through a few “non fit” D.S.I.P. doubles.
1♠-2♥-2♠-3♣
3♠-X
This double
just shows “cards” . It does not show their trump or say anything about club support. 1♠-2♥-4♠-X This is a non fit D.S.I.P. double showing cards so do something intelligent
over there. 1♠-X-4♠-X again this is a card showing D.S.I.P. double
so not a trump stack due to the auction. A 4NT bid here would be Lebensohl.
1♠-2♦-2♥-X is a special form of D.S.I.P. double.
Doubling a forcing bid for penalty
is ludicrous so this is
“snap-dragon” showing a tolerance for diamonds with the unbid
suit which in this instance is clubs. If they bid game , it is a card showing D.S.I.P.
double. 1♠-2♦-4♥-X Sorry , if you have a heart stack you
must pass & wait for the re-opening double that may never come. You can not
have it both ways . A double showing
values will lead to a lot less fixes than the trump stack one. At least
you get a plus with the trump stack hands & do not put pressure on partner to pull your
penalty double.
Do
not forget that one of the premises of D.S.I.P. double theory is that it
ferrets out duplication of value
in their suit for competitive decisions. This applies to non fit D.S.I.P. doubles
also . That’s why it is important to be disciplined in that regard. Vulnerable
partner is allowed to pull the double to another suit if she feels it is the
appropriate action. She is expecting HCP’s over there with no values in their suit. It’s much better
for partner to know
rather than guess on an important
matter such as duplication of value.
These non fit D.S.I.P. doubles are close to
just straight penalty doubles but minus the trump stack . They are true co-operative or
optional penalty doubles. If you do not think there is a
better alternative ,
just pass the D.S.I.P. double so we will/may beat them on superior HCP
strength. You may have to bite the bullet , knowing
that they are going to make the game doubled.
You
are going to get fixed
sometimes playing D.S.I.P. non fit doubles against some players. This is why
re-opening doubles are so important if you have the quick tricks. Do not forget that partner can have a standard trump stack penalty double over
there but cannot take any action due to the
system. Protect him if you can , just take your plus if you cannot.