[harikannan]

Playing MPs, red vs white, partner deals and passes.

My RHO opens weak 2H. I hold:

K7
Q8
A832
AK753

I pass. My LHO jumps to 4H, which is passed around to me.

Should I pass or double?

Thanks.

[Huibertus]

I'd consider it at Imps as the reward can be great and it'll cost limited if it makes.

But in MP's, just why? If it is down you were going to get a good score without the double anyway as they overbid, you're only improving from let's say 70% to 90%. If this is going to make they must have bid normal, you are bound for near 0% with a double, down from a normal say 50% score. Just pass, the potential loss is greater then the potential gain.

[DavidKok]

Why did you pass last round? The goal of competitive auctions is to not take the last guess! You should neither pass nor double, you should not be in this position at all. Bid 3♣ over 2♥.

[harikannan]

I chickened out on 3C overcall because of the vulnerability. After the auction ended, i was tempted to double 4H, lead CA and hope it holds, then shift to SK, if I don't see SA in dummy, then Sx because we may have them two down with not much from partner -- more so because i felt we might have a game if LHO was jamming the auction. I hopefully understand the concept of avoiding last guess now.

[Cyberyeti]

DavidKok, on 2025-October-22, 10:22, said:

Why did you pass last round? The goal of competitive auctions is to not take the last guess! You should neither pass nor double, you should not be in this position at all. Bid 3♣ over 2♥.

I think having passed, you're well placed to double, if you had spades you'd have doubled last time so it's unambiguously minors.

You might need to get 300 against your partscore if opps have overbid

[P_Marlowe]

harikannan, on 2025-October-22, 10:59, said:

I chickened out on 3C overcall because of the vulnerability. After the auction ended, i was tempted to double 4H, lead CA and hope it holds, then shift to SK, if I don't see SA in dummy, then Sx because we may have them two down with not much from partner -- more so because i felt we might have a game if LHO was jamming the auction. I hopefully understand the concept of avoiding last guess now.

#1 you decided to take the low road, which may or may be ok, I guess I would have bid 3C,
but pass is fine, and ask me again at a later time, I may pass
But one thing is clear: I would stick with my first decision not second guess my choices.
Learn to trust your gut feeling.
#2 "Just because LHO jammed the bidding": This does not mean, that he is weak, your hand did not get
any stronger.
The way the auction went, 4H will be a field contract, I dont think 4Hx will.
And it is unlikely, that partner will have a hand to react over 4H after a 3C bid of mine,
so the only loss is, that partner does not know anything about my hand ..., but this wont matter most
of the time either.