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North-South were playing together for the first time. West opened 1NT and North doubled. Ironically enough, East-West were an irregular partnership but had agreed not to play a escape mechanism to 1NT doubled on the basis that East said he had a memory like a sieve. After North's double, East could envisage a bloody picture with his own O rhesus positive on general release, so he began an escape mechanism of his own. What was South to do? Was double for penalties? Was it for take-out? Is pass forcing?

What do you prefer? Double? 2NT? 3? 2? Pass? 3NT?

At the table South felt obliged to bid, but chose ...
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