Friday, May 11, 2007 2:57 AM
Hand Evaluation - T/O
Dbls ( Q bids )
PITBULLS:
Q
Bids are one of the most ambiguous bids in Bridge. A T/O double leads to many competitive auctions
so I feel that there should be a default understanding to a Q bid
by the responder of the T/O doubler. This default understanding is also predicated on
whether there was a double available.
A double should show a good hand so it is redundant to the Q bid that just shows overall strength. I feel a Q bid should
show the very difficult to bid two suiters as the default
understanding. This Q bid should not include a two suiter in the minor suits as 4NT is universally accepted to
show that hand type.
Everybody
vul ,
they open 2♠ with partner making
a T/O double & RHO jamming with 3♠. You hold ♠Ax ♥Kxx ♦Kxx ♣AQxxx so now what ? The Q bid to
show strength is silly as it uses up bidding
room when a double would show strength anyway. The double is a good
bid to use available bidding
space. You double & partner holds ♠x ♥AJxx ♦AQJxx ♣KJx so he shows his extra
by bidding 5♦. Here is where I
like an initial Q bid at the 5 level to be Exclusion KCB. It is a
sneaky way of playing KCB at the 5 level when there is grand slam interest. You
bid 5♠ which is Exclusion KCB for diamonds. Partner bids 6♥ which shows 2 Aces
& the trump queen. You bid 7♦ and all is well.
Gittleman feels that Q bidding
starting
at the 5 level is normally a waste of time. Phony exclusion or real exclusion allows
KCB at the 5 level so suit asking bids or specific king asking can follow. I
think Exclusion in competition at the 5 level is a good tool as you have KCB at
the 5 level. This can not be a bad thing.
The
entire field got this one wrong at a local club game. At virtually every table
the auction went 1♠-X-4♠-X & at every table the T/O doubler passed because they had a void in spades. Partner must have a trump
stack penalty double right ? Partner should not double with a trump stack. Partner
should pass & wait for partner to re-open with a double. If partner does not
re-open with a double,
they play it there undoubled. Your trump are duplication of value so you can not
make anything anyway. 5♦ does make the other
way for the infamous double game swing.
The
double is too valuable
a bid in competition to waste as a
trump stack. The double says I have “cards” so take some action over there.
Passing with a void in their suit after the double is not taking action but an
effective form of suicide. D.S.I.P. theory was invented for all competitive auctions to
take away the ambiguity
of trump stack penalty doubles. Ambiguity does not exist anymore as partner will not have values
in their suit.