Set One 12 April 2017 Hand 11

Board 11 East Deals	♠ 9 6 4 3 ♥ A J 10 7 3 2 ♦ — ♣ A K J
♠ 8 ♥ Q 8 ♦ K J 9 7 6 5 4 3 ♣ 3 2	N W E S	♠ K Q J 10 7 5 ♥ 9 5 ♦ Q 2 ♣ 9 8 4
	♠ A 2 ♥ K 6 4 ♦ A 10 8 ♣ Q 10 7 6 5

NS 7N; NS 7♥; NS 7♣; NS 2♠; EW 1♦; Par +1520

West	North	East	South
		2 ♦	Dbl
Pass	4 ♥	All pass

4 ♥ by North

Lead: ♠ K

Made 7 — NS +510

Here west's pass is an offer to play in 2 ♦. Not everyone will play this way and there are alternatives. From the multi side after our multi has been doubled one possibility is to play:

Pass as an offer to play 2 ♦.

Redouble requesting opener bid 2 ♥ and west will then bid a suit to play.
2 ♥ is pass or correct. 

As a variation it is possible to swap the meanings of redouble and 2 ♥ (or any other suit).

North has a good six-card suit, there are no guarantees in life and bridge but opposite a likely balanced hand we are probably not running into east's suit.

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