What is North doing, passing twice and then doubling? It's a balancing double. North has worked out that the points must be evenly spread and he'd rather not defend at the 2 level!
In this clip:
00:00 Bidding
01:35 Play
03:17 Result
• Bidding: After North's balancing double we bid 2H and get to play there.
• Play: The play is straightforward but rather than take a double finesse in spades we can endplay East.
• Result: 2H making 2 for a score of 110.
Play this hand: https://playbridgeonline.com/play/hands/playbridgeonline/balancing-double
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