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Sitting South, I wouldn't mind doubling 2S for pnalties. It could go wrong, but still I wouldn't mind. I passed, we beat it two tricks it was decent score, 5 out of 7 mps, as apparently some NS pairs played unsuccessfully in hearts.Anyway, I wass thinking that whether wise or not, doubling 2S really should be for penalties since e I had passed up the opportunit to double 1S for take-out.
But then I remembered this recent hand. Again am South.
BBO, imps.
I am not going to try to justify me double here at IMPS although we did beat it one. My 2S, rather than 3S, over partner's double was remembering he passed first time. So I have extras, but still it is imps.
Anyway, the reason I bring this up is because of similarity with the first hand. I pose the general question:
the bidding goes
1M-P-2M-P
P-X
What is X?
Does it matter whether M is H or S?
Of course on the second hand all I had to do is look at my own hand to figure out partner's intent, but these two hands seem to present an argument for either way of playing it.