[blml] Double and apeal

[Jerry Fusselman]

[Sven]
> South with 7 playing tricks is IMO fully justified in bidding 3H but not 4H.
> I would rule 3S E, and I believe: Down one. (Can East avoid two losers in
> spades for a total of five losers?)

"Fully justified" is not exactly the right standard.  P seems an LA to
3H to me, though I would like to see their CC to be sure.  For
example, if they play sound preempts, I am afraid that pass is a clear
LA under their methods.  Going down 200 or 500 is not appealing after
a nonfit sequence where they have no aspirations of game.  It's okay
to open 3H, but not to slowly get there on a nonfit, nongame sequence.

Actually, I feel few, if any, CC's would convince me that pass in no
LA to 3H.  Slowly arriving at a preemptive level on a nonfit, nongame
sequence is so dangerous.  If playing IMPs (We still don't know
whether it is IMPs or matchpoints), pass is even clearer as an LA.

Jerry Fusselman