You are vul against not. You have:
53
J107543
5432
9
You pass and the bidding goes:
pass - (1
) - 1NT - (double)
The double was alerted as a penalty double.
Clearly you cannot stand the double and you want to get out into 2
. So what is the normal agreement? BWS has nothing to say about it.
I had this hand and bid 2
directly as a natural weakness take-out bid . Partner thought this was a transfer to 2
and I had to bid 3
and played there when it was doubled and we scored -500. The other table was in 3
making an overtrick and so we lost 9 imps on this board.
My reasoning for thinking that 2
has to be a natural weakness take-out and transfers are out is that if you have a weak hand with long diamonds you would want to play in 2
and for that matter if a weak hand with long clubs you would want to play in 2
.
Of course you could play transfers where redouble =
s, 2
=
s, 2
=
s but this looks unusual and would require a special agreement.
I notice that whenever I go to BWS for answers that sadly it does not have one.
Another related question:
Suppose it was partner who opened 1NT and RHO doubled for penalties. How do you get out into 2
.
If you play weak no trump, penalty doubles come up often and the partnerships always have a wriggle to get out of it. The most popular is Helvic where:
Redouble = I have a long suit. Partner please bid clubs.
I will then pass or correct
1 of a suit = I am 4-4 in this suit and the one immediately above
Pass = I am 4-4 in non touching suits, please redouble
I will then bid the lowest of my non touching suits
If think you can make 1NT x you would pass. If that is passed round to the 1NT opener he must redouble and you would pass.
So with my hand (weak with long hearts) the bidding would go:
1NT -(dbl) - rdbl -(pass)
2
-(pass) - 2
.
Of course the opps would likely compete before or over 2
. Whichever way you have safely navigated your escape over 1Nt doubled for penalties.