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Bid vs Pass II

Poll: What do you do? (23 member(s) have cast votes)

What do you do?

  1. Pass (4 votes [17.39%])

    Percentage of vote: 17.39%

  2. Bid (19 votes [82.61%])

    Percentage of vote: 82.61%

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Posted 2007-August-24, 05:19

You hold:
Scoring: IMP


The auction starts:
2* - pass - 2* - pass
pass - Dbl* - pass - ?

2 shows a multi with a weak hand, 5+M and poor strength
2 is P/C
Dbl shows a hand that would bid like the auction went 2-Dbl (so normal takeout - not balancing, probably 4, <4 and tollerance for unbid suits, opening values)

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Posted 2007-August-24, 05:57

This is tough, I thik to me this is one of those pass at MP, pull at IMP. So 2NT
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Posted 2007-August-24, 06:09

3D. No way I'm sitting for this, although it may be the winning decision of course.
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Posted 2007-August-24, 06:24

It's a very sound principle that take-out doubles must be taken out. I see no reason not to do that with this hand, so 3 it will be. Penalty passes are so rare that one is better off if one forgets about them.

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Posted 2007-August-24, 07:06

Walddk, on Aug 24 2007, 12:24 PM, said:

It's a very sound principle that take-out doubles must be taken out. I see no reason not to do that with this hand, so 3 it will be. Penalty passes are so rare that one is better off if one forgets about them.

Roland

I think the same, but at times I just get tired of too agressive preempt style like this one. You don't need the same hand to penalice a serious preempt from a joke do you?
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Posted 2007-August-24, 10:25

if playing leb 2N then 3D. If not playing leb 3D.
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Posted 2007-August-24, 10:31

I do think this is a more attractive pass than if the auction went 2 X P to me though, since I might not like partner's red suit lead in that case but in this case I am on lead to start something through dummy to partner's takeout double. Still I wouldn't pass, but it seems like that is a point worth considering.
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Posted 2007-August-24, 12:53

I think this is a clear bid.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2007-August-24, 13:01

2N or 3. The 's are hitting shortness, so 2N if available.
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Posted 2007-August-24, 14:55

Jlall, on Aug 24 2007, 06:25 PM, said:

if playing leb 2N then 3D. If not playing leb 3D.

Agree.
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Posted 2007-August-24, 17:08

I wonder what X of 2 meant before making a decision.

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Posted 2007-August-25, 08:08

jikl, on Aug 25 2007, 12:08 AM, said:

I wonder what X of 2 meant before making a decision.

Sean

Would show a takeout double opposite a 2 opening, like the auction would go 2-(Dbl)
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