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Worth an overcall?

#1 User is offline   TylerE 

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Posted 2008-March-06, 19:09

Scoring: IMP

(1♠) - p - (2♥) - ??


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Posted 2008-March-06, 19:15

No. Far too much stuff in the short suits and not enough in diamonds to make it right to compete.
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Posted 2008-March-06, 19:29

Pass.

Second choice double, and 3♦ is a distant 3rd choice.
That's impossible. No one can give more than one hundred percent. By definition that is the most anyone can give.
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Posted 2008-March-06, 19:33

Easy pass. I don't think my hand is appropriate for suggesting a 5♦ sacrifice.
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Posted 2008-March-06, 19:39

Ok, I figured I was a bit pushy on this. Had the misfortune of running into AKQ8x of trumps...offside.
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Posted 2008-March-06, 20:06

You would need to give me a very good suit to overcall at the 3-level over a 2/1 auction. Much better than this one.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-March-06, 20:15

Would not be resulting to say I wouldn't even dream of overcalling on this. Bad suit, lots of outside values, it just ends up helping them play the hand even if you don't get your side into trouble.
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Posted 2008-March-06, 20:16

Pass for me.
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Posted 2008-March-06, 20:24

Ugh. Not even close to a call.
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Posted 2008-March-06, 21:21

pclayton, on Mar 6 2008, 09:24 PM, said:

Ugh. Not even close to a call.

ditto + explicitives
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Posted 2008-March-06, 22:05

Jlall, on Mar 6 2008, 10:21 PM, said:

pclayton, on Mar 6 2008, 09:24 PM, said:

Ugh. Not even close to a call.

ditto + explicitives

Yes, explicit and explicative expletives. ;)
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Posted 2008-March-06, 22:06

655321, on Mar 6 2008, 11:05 PM, said:

Jlall, on Mar 6 2008, 10:21 PM, said:

pclayton, on Mar 6 2008, 09:24 PM, said:

Ugh. Not even close to a call.

ditto + explicitives

Yes, explicit and explicative expletives. ;)

lol@me.
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Posted 2008-March-07, 01:58

jdonn, on Mar 6 2008, 09:15 PM, said:

Would not be resulting to say I wouldn't even dream of overcalling on this. Bad suit, lots of outside values, it just ends up helping them play the hand even if you don't get your side into trouble.

Sums it all up.
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Posted 2008-March-07, 03:39

?!
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Posted 2008-March-07, 05:11

Agree with Csaba. Make one of the small diamonds the ace and it is still nowhere near an overcall. A suit like AQJxxxx is getiing close but I might still pass.
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Posted 2008-March-07, 06:04

I pass in less than 1 second ! :)
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Posted 2008-March-07, 06:35

This is a pass even having passed before.
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Posted 2008-March-07, 11:42

1st choice: pass, 2nd choise: pass, 3rd choice: pass, etc.
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Posted 2008-March-07, 13:24

My first thought at seeing this question was "Is this some sort of a joke?" (No disrespect intended).

But the other posters expressed my opinion in more colorful language. B)
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Posted 2008-March-09, 21:11

not even close for me
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