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Pass and hope to go plus -- pard ranks to be 5-5 in the majors and the two major suit kings should help overcome the likely bad breaks...
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Posted 2006-February-12, 13:24
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Posted 2006-February-13, 04:55
Free, on Feb 12 2006, 03:45 AM, said:
I disagree that partner can have 6♠ and 4♥, he'd bid 2♠ with that imo, since we didn't Dbl...
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with the above hand,would you like to reopen 2♠,not 2♥,y?
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Posted 2006-February-13, 06:43
I would double with that last hand. If partner had made a penalty double you'd sit for it, would you not?
With most opening hands, if double is even remotely an option I'll try and make one, as it annoys me if I have a huge trump stack over their overcall and partner doesn't reopen with a double, just because he has some 5-5 shape or similar.
My rule: If you would sit for a penalty double (had he been able to make one) then you should try to reopen with an X rather than something else if at all possible.
With most opening hands, if double is even remotely an option I'll try and make one, as it annoys me if I have a huge trump stack over their overcall and partner doesn't reopen with a double, just because he has some 5-5 shape or similar.
My rule: If you would sit for a penalty double (had he been able to make one) then you should try to reopen with an X rather than something else if at all possible.
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Posted 2006-February-13, 07:41
mr1303, on Feb 13 2006, 01:43 PM, said:
I would double with that last hand. If partner had made a penalty double you'd sit for it, would you not?
With most opening hands, if double is even remotely an option I'll try and make one, as it annoys me if I have a huge trump stack over their overcall and partner doesn't reopen with a double, just because he has some 5-5 shape or similar.
My rule: If you would sit for a penalty double (had he been able to make one) then you should try to reopen with an X rather than something else if at all possible.
With most opening hands, if double is even remotely an option I'll try and make one, as it annoys me if I have a huge trump stack over their overcall and partner doesn't reopen with a double, just because he has some 5-5 shape or similar.
My rule: If you would sit for a penalty double (had he been able to make one) then you should try to reopen with an X rather than something else if at all possible.
Excellent points. I agree completely.
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