Board 16 - Corwen Session 4

More of an observation than a discussion perhaps. You hold at Green: -

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2 passes to 1H on your right. How are you going to bid this? You say 2NT - unusual (would you ever bid 3NT to show this type of hand?), LHO says 3H and RHO says 4H. Your go!

Bear in mind that you're at Green, so could have a lot less for this bid so partner needs to be put in the picture. I think 4NT and 5C are options, but unilateral and, therefore, poor ones. An "action" double tells partner that you either want to bid on - possibly as a sacrifice - or defend. The key point is that you involve partner in the decision.

You can beat 4H by 2 if you guess to lead a spade (I didn't) and you can make five of either minor. Sadly, I failed to bid over 4H so we got 50 and a poor score. I think the lesson from this hand, though, is to make an action double if you feel you've underdescribed your hand but aren't sure what you want to do - partner is still at the table and is best placed to make the right decision.