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Poll: your call (22 member(s) have cast votes)

your call

  1. p (6 votes [27.27%])

    Percentage of vote: 27.27%

  2. X (13 votes [59.09%])

    Percentage of vote: 59.09%

  3. 3D (2 votes [9.09%])

    Percentage of vote: 9.09%

  4. something else (1 votes [4.55%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.55%

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#1 User is offline   gwnn 

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Posted 2007-December-23, 16:01

Scoring: IMP


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Posted 2007-December-23, 16:21

Not sure what the point is of doubling with a hand like this, but if we agreed to play DONT I will stick to the agreement and double.
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Posted 2007-December-23, 16:26

I would only bid if I could bid 2♦ naturally right away (which normally I can't), because I want LHO to declare a major and partner to lead a diamond through the notrump opener. However I can see no point at all in doubling to show a single suited hand, so I pass.

I saw the option for 3♦ then threw up in my mouth a little :)
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Posted 2007-December-23, 16:40

Double... what's with this no point stuff? What if we can compete for the partscore. Its not as if we are losing much, and if partner has some values he can ask us to bid if LHO bids 2 of a major, or maybe LHO is just going to pass and let us play 2D.
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Posted 2007-December-23, 16:59

Sorry double post.
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Posted 2007-December-23, 17:00

Jlall, on Dec 23 2007, 05:40 PM, said:

Its not as if we are losing much

You help them find a 4-4 major suit fit if responder wasn't good enough to invite. And in all cases where you don't buy the contract you help them play the hand. I admit those are negatives to bidding, which is not the same as saying there is no point to bidding. So despite what I said before there is a point, but I still don't like it.

And I know those exist if I bid 2♦ like I wanted to as well. But that has more positives than doubling, especially (IMO) when you are relatively light.
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Posted 2007-December-23, 18:29

If the system was not designed for me to show KQ10xxx with double or whatever then the problem is with the system, not with the bid.
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Posted 2007-December-24, 06:35

X.

I want to compete, and the
hand is not suitable for 3D, so
X is, what is left.

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