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#1 User is offline   cnszsun 

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Posted 2008-March-25, 06:11

Scoring: IMP

ps-4♥-ps-ps
??

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Posted 2008-March-25, 06:27

Light it up yo. As a passed hand partner will know youre almost always void so he can make a good decision.
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Posted 2008-March-25, 06:48

Jlall, on Mar 25 2008, 08:27 PM, said:

Light it up yo. As a passed hand partner will know youre almost always void so he can make a good decision.

I got it. Partner must have good reasons if he decides to pass my double.
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Posted 2008-March-25, 06:49

I doubt that you will get many new answers to your question, the double is quite clear for a passed hand.
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Posted 2008-March-25, 06:56

Somewhere I saw the proposal that
(1♥)-pass-(2♥)-pass
(pass)-2♠
shows a classical t/o of hearts while dbl would be more minor oriented. Since a natural 2♠ is "impossible" be a hand that couldn't overcall immediately.

By the same token, 4♠ should show this hand. But ok, that doesn't give p the option of defending 4♥ so I suppose I have to double with this hand.
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Posted 2008-March-25, 07:14

helene_t, on Mar 25 2008, 07:56 AM, said:

Somewhere I saw the proposal that
(1♥)-pass-(2♥)-pass
(pass)-2♠
shows a classical t/o of hearts while dbl would be more minor oriented. Since a natural 2♠ is "impossible" be a hand that couldn't overcall immediately.

By the same token, 4♠ should show this hand. But ok, that doesn't give p the option of defending 4♥ so I suppose I have to double with this hand.

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Posted 2008-March-25, 07:41

helene_t, on Mar 25 2008, 12:56 PM, said:

Somewhere I saw the proposal that
(1♥)-pass-(2♥)-pass
(pass)-2♠
shows a classical t/o of hearts while dbl would be more minor oriented.

If you have a classical t/o of hearts, you dbl 1♥, no? :) I prefer that this 2♠ shows 4 cards and heart length.
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Posted 2008-March-25, 10:01

Jlall, on Mar 25 2008, 07:27 AM, said:

Light it up yo.

Just thought about a good title for a new thread.


Agree with double.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-March-25, 14:55

Agree with double.
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Posted 2008-March-25, 19:11

"Light it up yo."
Translation please; I have no idea what this means.
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Posted 2008-March-25, 19:15

whereagles, on Mar 25 2008, 02:41 PM, said:

helene_t, on Mar 25 2008, 12:56 PM, said:

Somewhere I saw the proposal that
(1♥)-pass-(2♥)-pass
(pass)-2♠
shows a classical t/o of hearts while dbl would be more minor oriented.

If you have a classical t/o of hearts, you dbl 1♥, no? :D I prefer that this 2♠ shows 4 cards and heart length.

OK but you could have classical shape but being too weak for that. Or maybe you have spades plus one minor. (obviously this needs to be clarified, lest p takes out you spades/clubs 2♠ bid to 3♦).
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Posted 2008-March-25, 19:18

The_Hog, on Mar 25 2008, 08:11 PM, said:

"Light it up yo."
Translation please; I have no idea what this means.

I'll bet you could work out it doesn't mean pass. Especially given the statement that followed the one you quoted.
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Posted 2008-March-25, 21:39

jdonn, on Mar 26 2008, 08:18 AM, said:

The_Hog, on Mar 25 2008, 08:11 PM, said:

"Light it up yo."
Translation please; I have no idea what this means.

I'll bet you could work out it doesn't mean pass. Especially given the statement that followed the one you quoted.

Yes I did gather that there was a X coming. Still don't know what it means though.
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Posted 2008-March-25, 21:42

It means double.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-March-25, 22:43

han, on Mar 26 2008, 10:42 AM, said:

It means double.

Thx. Hmm. I didn't know the English language had changed as much since I have been living here in Laos. :lol:
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Posted 2008-March-25, 23:12

Surely they have slang in Laos as well! :lol:
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Posted 2008-March-26, 01:38

han, on Mar 26 2008, 12:12 PM, said:

Surely they have slang in Laos as well! :lol:

Yeah they do, but unfortunately I am very slow in picking up Laos. Interestingly though, some of the Laos idiomatic expressions are almost identical to those we use in English.
eg "Two faced" is "two headed" in Laos .
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Posted 2008-March-26, 10:05

http://www.urbandict...p?term=two+face
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-March-26, 15:50

han, on Mar 26 2008, 11:05 AM, said:

http://www.urbandict...p?term=two+face

Han, he said two faced not two face.

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Posted 2008-March-26, 16:37

Ah ok, I thought he just saw some ugly pictures of me.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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