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#1 User is offline   han 

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Posted 2005-October-13, 20:16

Scoring: MP

(p)-p-(3S)-p
(p)-??

Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2005-October-13, 20:19

I'm sane....pass.
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Posted 2005-October-13, 21:23

Easy pass.

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Posted 2005-October-13, 21:31

Jlall, on Oct 14 2005, 02:19 AM, said:

I'm sane....pass.

My sanity has been repeatedly questioned, and yet I too Pass.

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Posted 2005-October-14, 02:12

Pass, not even close. I have a 7 count.
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Posted 2005-October-14, 02:19

PASS wtp? :)
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Posted 2005-October-14, 02:56

Would have opened 2♦ on the previous round. Pass now.
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Posted 2005-October-14, 02:58

Yes, difficult to act on that one !

Pass

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Posted 2005-October-14, 04:42

It's matchpoints.
I double, as long as partner is on the same wavelength.
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Posted 2005-October-14, 04:55

More to the point, it is love all...

I think it is often right to compete with shortness as a passed hand, partner won't go overboard and it takes some of the pressure off him in direct seat.

I'm kinda torn on this one. You are 4-6 and can correct clubs to diamonds. On the other hand, that king of spades is icky, and 3rd seat NV preempt could be on six cards or a slightly stronger hand. If I was in first seat and second seat had preempted the case for doubling would be much stronger IMO.
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Posted 2005-October-14, 06:40

I think I'm doubling despite the spade king. Doubling can lose in a big way, but there are also several different ways that it can win, and this is matchpoints so a zero is just a zero.
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Posted 2005-October-14, 06:43

good question...

I'll double, intending to corrects clubs to diamonds.
I'm a passed hand. PArtner won't expect too much

However, its REAL close
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Posted 2005-October-14, 08:30

Pass at imps, but it's MP's, so I'll Double.
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Posted 2005-October-14, 09:02

Everyone has 10 hcp, more or less, so the 4 level is a danger zone even with a decent fit in D so pass and hope for a lead that sets up the setting trick.......
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Posted 2005-October-14, 11:14

I must admit, if this hand came up in a game, i would never imagine that it would end up as a problem ;) But maybe that is because I am too much an imp player: maybe the secret to matchpoints is to think of bidding here :D

Count me in for a pass
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Posted 2005-October-14, 13:17

Bridge is a bidder's game, but as they say, "Over a preempt, if they fixed you, stay fixed".

Even at MP, I won't risk a double or bidding diamonds.
If pard was trapping, it happens, next board please :-)
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Posted 2005-October-15, 07:04

Pass, should have opened earlier, now I fixed myself.

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Posted 2005-October-15, 13:13

answering this before looking at any other posts/ responses.

If I'm feeling lucky, and had a supportive partner, I might just risk (at least think about) a 3NT balance playing P for a weak NT. [Don't know if I'd really have the guts (or stupidity) to do this at the table. Probably not. would likely back down.]

Am I insane or what?

lol. Don't ask me what I would do if rho puts the red card on the table. Oh, well. It's just one board.

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p.s.: I have now read other posts. sorry, just have a feeling (instinct) about this hand. I never claimed to be sane nor a good bridge player. But I am a nice person. lolololol
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Posted 2005-October-15, 14:50

3N would be 2 suits as a passed hand imo.
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Posted 2005-October-15, 15:47

I pass.
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