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From: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (mike upmalis)
Newsgroups: net.rec.bridge
Subject: Re: A question about negative doubles
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Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 08:52:58 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar  7 08:52:58 1985
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> 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.
-- 
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Mike Upmalis	(mupmalis@watarts)