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Yarborough + Preempt = Action?

#1 User is offline   rogerclee 

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Posted 2008-March-29, 22:48

IMPs, All White, Third Seat

♠8x ♥xxx ♦9xxxx ♣xxx

2♠-(P)-?

If it matters to you, you are playing an open swiss against total beginners (will blitz them 53-0 in 6 boards).
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Posted 2008-March-29, 23:12

pass? it's all white, and against total beginners. They need to get to game first.
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Posted 2008-March-29, 23:26

2N asking followed by stopping in 3♠ sometimes works well against beginners. Still, I like to have a 3 card raise for that, but a total bust might be good enough to preempt with since they must have game+.
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Posted 2008-March-30, 01:35

Of course pass against total beginners, they will probably miss their slam anyway so why invite disaster.
Please let me know about any questions or interest or bug reports about GIB.
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Posted 2008-March-30, 02:39

Pass.

If I already leading big, why would I want to
make the whole thing random.

Simple advice from the old ages: If you outclass
your opponents dont psych, play normal.

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Marlowe
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Posted 2008-March-30, 03:27

Against total beginners? Pass!
"The King of Hearts a broadsword bears, the Queen of Hearts a rose." W. H. Auden.
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Posted 2008-March-30, 09:58

Yes pass. Don't tap the fishbowl.
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Posted 2008-March-30, 10:39

I'd pass against anybody. Joking around will likely be very costly.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-March-31, 02:38

Okay, I am not really proud of it, but I 3♠'d at the table -- long tank by LHO, then all pass.

3♠-4 was win 7 when our partners were kicking themselves for not bidding the obvious slam.
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Posted 2008-March-31, 03:06

Just remember bad habits die hard :) Wouldn't surprise me if you made the best bid against your actual opps though.
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