Imp Match Bidding

I was doing commentary on the last 1/4 of the Israel Team Championship Final.  The Herbst team who I have watched a number of times was battling out with the Bareket team.  Herbst was behind coming into the quarter by 36 imps. 

This match, as many are I suppose, was all about the bidding.    On the following hand, the first board of the quarter (although played fourth at my table) South for Bareket held

South   AKJ7   AKQ102   863 A

His partner opened 1 and RHO bid 2.  I think it is clear to bid 2.  You have a good enough hand that you will be able to get both suits in anyway and your hearts are very good for a five card suit.   South, Lengy Asag doubled.  West bid 3.  His partner passed and when it came back to him he doubled again.  Apparently and strangely as far as I am concerned 3 at this juncture would not have been forcing.  Partner held:

North   10532   865   KQ   KQJ8

and bid spades.  Blackwood revealed the missing spade queen and the missing ace and they wisely stopped in 5 which was the limit of the hand with the spade queen wrong.  However, 6 was bid and made at the other table.  It is true that they did not have the same auction since North did not open the bidding but even with that this pair should have found hearts.  Later in the match the same South had a similar decision.  This time he held

South 8 AKQ54 Q876 985

and when his RHO opened 1, he chose doubled and ended up in a silly 4-3 fit in clubs going down 2 when hearts was making for a loss of 8 imps.  I wonder if these two examples will change his philosophy.

In any case the Herbst team picked up on the quarter but lost the match by 5 imps.  I hate losing by 5 imps.  My condolences.