Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watarts.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watarts!mupmalis From: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (mike upmalis) Newsgroups: net.rec.bridge Subject: Re: A question about negative doubles Message-ID: <8303@watarts.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 08:52:58 EST Article-I.D.: watarts.8303 Posted: Thu Mar 7 08:52:58 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Mar-85 03:25:59 EST References: <178@sask.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 30 > Someone suggested that this group needs some traffic...so here is a question. > About two weeks ago I held (approximately...my memory fades quickly): > > S Qxx > H Axxx > D Kx > C Jxxx > > LHO was dealer and opened 1C. Partner overcalled 1D. RHO babbled something > to the effect of 1S. I wanted to take some action...we play negative doubles > and so I decided to make a 'negative double'. > Question: > > 1) Can this properly be called a negative double, given that LHO opened > instead of partner? Is there some other term? As always it is a matter of agreement between partners, Whatever you agree it to be, and the ACBL allows, it is. I play this as a negative double. It is the only really sensible use of the double. > > 2) Regardless of terminology, is it alertable? (Partner did not alert it.) > I certainly don't intend it to be a penalty double. > If partner took it as penalty, then he didn't have to alert it. In the absence of an agreement, then partner must decide on interpretation, an proceed on that basis. -- ~~ Mike Upmalis (mupmalis@watarts)