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Opponents vulnerable and you hold
J62,T,QT8,AKT765
Bidding is like this
Pd RHO You LHO
1H (1S) 2C Pass
2H (3D) ?
1) What is your bid?
2) Do you think its close between double and pass?
3) Would double be penalty or cards showing?
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Matchpoints Decision 1
#1
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Posted 2008-August-18, 07:31
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Posted 2008-August-18, 08:17
Pass. We have the points, but we may not have a plus score with no fit. One could argue double at matchpoints, but partner can take the action too. I have a dead minimum for my bid.
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Posted 2008-August-18, 08:56
I would pass now, our hand has become a little worse since we last bid (and we have almost a minimum hand for our 2♣), also it sounds like we have a misfit. I don't think it is very close, but could probably be argued into that it is.
The last question is more unclear for me, but I think I would have taken it as card showing.
The last question is more unclear for me, but I think I would have taken it as card showing.
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Posted 2008-August-18, 09:14
Double, partner didn't raise and we have a singleton heart. I expect to beat this.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2008-August-18, 12:37
han, on Aug 18 2008, 05:14 PM, said:
Double, partner didn't raise and we have a singleton heart. I expect to beat this.
Me too.
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Posted 2008-August-18, 20:24
I'd hit it, not only because I expect to beat it, but because even if I'm wrong about that, I don't expect -110 to be worth a lot of matchpoints. Bigger difference between 100 and 200 than between -110 and -670.
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IV: ace 333: pot should be game, idk
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Posted 2008-August-19, 21:43
Well, I agree with the posters that this is favorite to go down.
This hand was given to me by friend, and I dont have the full hand. However,
3D was unbeatable, and partner found a bad moment to open light. You can probably see that declarer will get good breaks in his key suits ( like spades 3-3 and Diamonds something like 3-2 or 3-1, and it looking like that only one of the clubs is cashing ( Declarer is probably 5-2-5-1)
This was partners hand
A X X
K Q 7 X X X
J
J X X
This hand was given to me by friend, and I dont have the full hand. However,
3D was unbeatable, and partner found a bad moment to open light. You can probably see that declarer will get good breaks in his key suits ( like spades 3-3 and Diamonds something like 3-2 or 3-1, and it looking like that only one of the clubs is cashing ( Declarer is probably 5-2-5-1)
This was partners hand
A X X
K Q 7 X X X
J
J X X
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