Deal 16	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♣ 1♦  BID      The bidding has been as shown. It is your bid. What do you say?
	♠ K 10 9 4 ♥ A J 8 ♦ 9 3 2 ♣ 10 9 6

 

Deal 16	♠   ♥   ♦   ♣		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♣ 1♦ 1♠ pass 1NT pass  BID    The bidding has been as shown. It is your bid. What do you say? The general guideline for a Negative Double when both Majors are unbid is that you must have 4+ cards in at least ONE of the Majors. But for this specific sequence, 1♣ - 1♦, you do not double unless you have BOTH Majors. When you have only one of them you just bid it. Like this hand. You bid 1♠. Partner rebids 1NT. What do you say?
	♠ K 10 9 4 ♥ A J 8 ♦ 9 3 2 ♣ 10 9 6

 

Deal 16	♠ 8 6 ♥ Q 9 7 5 ♦ K Q 10 ♣ A Q J 5		WEST   NORTH   EAST   SOUTH 1♣ 1♦ 1♠ pass 1NT pass pass pass The bidding has been as shown. It is your bid. What do you say? The general guideline for a Negative Double when both Majors are unbid is that you must have 4+ cards in at least ONE of the Majors. But for this specific sequence, 1♣ - 1♦, you do not double unless you have BOTH Majors. When you have only one of them you just bid it. Like this hand. You bid 1♠. Partner rebids 1NT. What do you say? Partner has a minimum hand and fewer than 4 ♠s. A good time for you to pass.  Deal 17
	♠ K 10 9 4 ♥ A J 8 ♦ 9 3 2 ♣ 10 9 6