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Passed hand in competition

Poll: Your call? (34 member(s) have cast votes)

Your call?

  1. Pass (2 votes [5.88%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.88%

  2. Double (23 votes [67.65%])

    Percentage of vote: 67.65%

  3. 3[SP] (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. 4[DI] (7 votes [20.59%])

    Percentage of vote: 20.59%

  5. Other (2 votes [5.88%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.88%

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#1 User is offline   jchiu 

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Posted 2007-November-06, 23:09

Playing a 2/1 style where third-seat openers may be shaded slightly even at unfavourable vulernability, you pick up

Scoring: IMP


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Pass Pass 1♦ 3♥
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Posted 2007-November-06, 23:13

Good one.

I'd double.
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Posted 2007-November-07, 00:10

:)


Double or cuebid on these tough problems always should get you some points in the bridge poll...double here. :)
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Posted 2007-November-07, 00:44

4♦, not going to outsmart myself. Double has ways to work, and ways to go horribly wrong. But my bottom line is even if partner did bid 3NT (I assume this is the main reason to double) I would hardly be confident it wasn't going down a lot.
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Posted 2007-November-07, 01:12

double. part may pass, bid 3NT (which i'll pass) or bid 3S after which i'll "retreat" to 4D. or bid 4C ;-)
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Posted 2007-November-07, 01:34

Should you really pull 3♠? Your hand might play OK in a Moysian, because any ruffs will be in the short hand (although ruffing with an honor could be a problem).

The big problem would be if partner bid HIS 3-card ♠ suit, hoping that you have a 5-card suit or that the 4-3 fit will play OK.

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Posted 2007-November-07, 04:15

Dbl too, but, if pard can't play cards, 4♦.
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Posted 2007-November-07, 04:41

Very close between double and 4♦ - not sure what I'd chose at the table.
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Posted 2007-November-07, 06:53

I remember a hand like this one from a Swiss match many years ago. I held the opponents' cards, and we played in 3♥ down one when the hand like the one shown passed. It appeared that the opponents could not make a game, as they had no heart stopper, their spades were 3-3 and they could not make 5 of a minor.

However, at the other table, my teammate holding this type of hand doubled. His partner made the imaginative bid of 4♠ on a three card suit. So they played 4♠ on a 3-3 fit. And, while it was beatable if you knew they were in a 3-3 fit, but the time that became known my teammates had scored up 10 trick!

Double is not unreasonable on these cards, and it is hard to come up with any alternative than pass.
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Posted 2007-November-07, 07:14

x, hope to get to 3n or 3hx
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Posted 2007-November-07, 10:36

I like double.

4♦ is somewhat nullo.
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Posted 2007-November-07, 10:54

Bergen writes that a negative double at the 3-level is primarily looking for 3NT. It does not imply spades.
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Posted 2007-November-07, 13:53

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Posted 2007-November-07, 22:29

As Justin hoped for, it goes swish ...

Now you are defending 3♥x - your lead?
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Posted 2007-November-07, 23:10

jdonn, on Nov 7 2007, 01:44 PM, said:

4♦, not going to outsmart myself. Double has ways to work, and ways to go horribly wrong. But my bottom line is even if partner did bid 3NT (I assume this is the main reason to double) I would hardly be confident it wasn't going down a lot.

You mean you wouldn't bid 4C fit showing?? :)
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Posted 2007-November-08, 00:03

Dont bother wasting time and effort with x or any other bid. If you and your partner have agreed to play short club bid 5♦. If you dont know your pd x.
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Posted 2007-November-08, 01:56

The_Hog, on Nov 8 2007, 12:10 AM, said:

jdonn, on Nov 7 2007, 01:44 PM, said:

4♦, not going to outsmart myself. Double has ways to work, and ways to go horribly wrong. But my bottom line is even if partner did bid 3NT (I assume this is the main reason to double) I would hardly be confident it wasn't going down a lot.

You mean you wouldn't bid 4C fit showing?? :lol:

This seems like the wrong hand for gerber, tempting though.
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