Re: what's this double ?

Frances Hinden wrote
> "Nick Hughes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 
> news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > W    N    E    S
> >           1D   No
> > 1N   No   No   X    ?
> >
> > In decades passed, this was a penalty suggestion, say 14-15 count with 4-5
> > good dimaonds.
> > Now many would play it as weak takeout, say a 4-4-1-4 10 count.
> > What do you do and why?
>
> Penalties.
>
> If I had a light take-out I'd have made it last time.  The auction has
> not noticeably improved my hand.
>
> The idea of two-way doubles is very appealing, but I don't like them
> in practice as to interpret partner's double correctly you have to
> trust the opponent's bidding.  Always an error to have a systemic
> agreement of that form.

  John Armstrong tells me that Paul Hackett's doubles are always 
two-way, and he [John] usually takes them out - because they are usually 
making whether they are takeout or penalties!

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