Re: Current wisdom on TOX


Charlie wrote:
> As long as you've found a 8-card fit, raising to 2-level is quite safe.
> NOT raising is the formula asking for bad results instead.
> Andrew 寫道：

My comment was made regarding this auction: 1x-dbl-Pass-1y, where you
are not guaranteed to have an 8-card fit. (A fact which would have been
more clear had you not top-posted).

On the actual auction, there is also no gross imperative to raise on a
dead minimum double. Responder knows approximately what you have. Over
2H he will balance with 2S on any hand with 5 spades and he will
balance with double holding 4 spades and the top end of his range.


Andrew


> > gandalfnf@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > > ewleongusa@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > .
> > > .
> > > .
> > > > Finally, I don't think the doubler has his 2S raise. The doubler has
> > > > nothing extra. The advancer with a little more can always bid 2S
> > > > himself as he should with his given hand if 2H gets passed back around
> > > > to him.
> > > >
> > > > Eric Leong
> > >
> > > In standard bidding the 2S bid did not show extras just 4 spades.
> >
> > In standard bidding the 2S absolutely showed extras, even in
> > competition.
> >
> > Kit Woolsey advocated that a raise by doubler in competition should
> > not show extras in print in the mid 1980's. And although his preference
> > has a significant expert following, I don't think it was ever adopted
> > as standard.
> >
> >
> > > If
> > > opener had passed and the doubler then bid 2S, that would show extra
> > > values (although I hate that method),
> >
> > Why? Responder has neither guaranteed a real suit, nor real values.
> > Raising partner's 1-level response freely without extras is a formula
> > for bad results.
> >
> >
> > Andrew

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