Partner | RHO | You | LHO |
2![]() | bid | Dbl | |
2 is strong and artificial. Doubling them shows
no high cards outside of their suit. Pass is, of
course, forcing.
LHO | Partner | RHO | You |
1x | Dbl | any | any |
any | 2x | Pass | 2x+1 |
Here, the next step shows real trash unless you showed strength on the first round.
RHO | You | LHO | Partner |
1x | 1y | any | 2x |
Pass | 2x+1 | ||
Uh, sorry, partner, just kidding.
RHO | You | LHO | Partner |
1x | Dbl | Pass | any |
2x | Dbl | ||
If responder/advancer does not use a double negative, we are in a forcing auction. No bids other than further cues or jumps are forcing after a double negative.