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#21 User is offline   Walddk 

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Posted 2007-November-01, 23:32

So some think this is a pull, others that it's a pass. I don't blame you for not spotting what this was all about. It took about 3 minutes for the tray to come back to the SW side of the screen. Although screens were in use, no one could doubt who hesitated. North did.

Is pass a logical alternative to 5♥ is the question. I think it is and that, after the hesitation, it has become demonstrably more attractive for South to pull. Therefore, in my opinion, the contract should be ruled back to 4♠ doubled.

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Posted 2007-November-02, 02:33

agree. The slow tray can only suggest south to pull. My ruling would be 4S X -1 for 200
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Posted 2007-November-02, 08:53

Yes, I agree as well.
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Posted 2007-November-02, 11:00

Walddk, on Nov 2 2007, 01:32 AM, said:

I don't blame you for not spotting what this was all about. It took about 3 minutes for the tray to come back to the SW side of the screen. Although screens were in use, no one could doubt who hesitated. North did.

well duh, you never mentioned that there was a hesitation in your OP
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Posted 2007-November-02, 11:09

Apollo81, on Nov 2 2007, 07:00 PM, said:

Walddk, on Nov 2 2007, 01:32 AM, said:

I don't blame you for not spotting what this was all about. It took about 3 minutes for the tray to come back to the SW side of the screen. Although screens were in use, no one could doubt who hesitated. North did.

well duh, you never mentioned that there was a hesitation in your OP

Of course not. That would have made the problem less interesting. The point was obviously to see if people think it's a clear pull. That is not the case, so pass must be a logical alternative.

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Posted 2007-November-02, 14:53

I hate to splinter in competitive situations, it tells your opponents hwo to play their trump when they defend. Splinter is a slam convention.

4♦ with this hand is IMO pretty obvious


if my system forced me to bid 3♠ I think I would had pulled, but pretty close.
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