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another late night hand

Poll: Your call? (8 member(s) have cast votes)

Your call?

  1. PASS (2 votes [25.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 25.00%

  2. DOUBLE (6 votes [75.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 75.00%

  3. OTHER (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   mike777 

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Posted 2006-September-14, 11:38

Scoring: MP

1S=(2C)=P=P
.X=P=2S=P
P=(3C)=??


Yet another late night MP decision.

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Posted 2006-September-14, 12:01

I am winning 2 tricks in ♣ and I doubt the 3♣ bidder expects to lose more than 1. This sure seems like a part score hand and I'll double and hope to collect 300.
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Posted 2006-September-14, 12:53

double is a standout: if not now, when?

The beauty of this auction is that partner knows that I am not doubling for a 3 trick set, or such, because I did not sit for the double of 2♣. Also, bear in mind that he was prepared to sit for a penalty double of 2♣: if his hand so lacked defensive values that he'd want to pull such a double, he would have reopened with a suit bid, not double. So he has some modest defensive strength and I have an easy lead... I expect 300.
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Posted 2006-September-14, 12:55

:P DOUBLE. I have two trump tricks, and we have half the high cards. If RHO does have a seven-bagger as he indicates, he wins five clubs. For a set, we have to win three of the remaining six tricks holding (at worst) 60% of the high cards outside the club suit. Partner has already evidenced a willingness to defend 2♣ doubled by doubling in the balancing seat, so his hand should have some decent defensive values.

Will we fail to set the contract once in a while? You bet. But, bridge, esp. matchpoints, is a game of percentages. Not doubling is, imo, an admission that our partnership is unable to get our tricks on defense.
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Posted 2006-September-14, 13:42

Assuming your partner is competent, there is no reason not to double. :P

I expect at LEAST 300, quite possibly more.

If I was vul against not, I'd have to consider 3N, at least temporarily, before taking the sure plus.
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Posted 2006-September-14, 13:52

dbl
unless i have misread the auction, this looks like an obvious dbl. I can almost hear West muttering under his breath, "pls don't dbl... pls don't dbl"
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Posted 2006-September-15, 03:26

Dbl seems canonical. Some people can't stand letting opps play at the 2 level and they have to be shown the errors in their ways B) (OR MINE'S!)
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