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What is Double?

Poll: What is Double? (44 member(s) have cast votes)

What is Double?

  1. 1 - Takeout (32 votes [72.73%])

    Percentage of vote: 72.73%

  2. 2 - Competitive (3 votes [6.82%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.82%

  3. 3 - Values (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. 4 - Penaltyish (3 votes [6.82%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.82%

  5. 5 - Penalty (6 votes [13.64%])

    Percentage of vote: 13.64%

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#1 User is offline   jchiu 

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Posted 2008-September-17, 23:49

(1♦) Pass (1♥) Pass;
(1N) Pass (2♦) Pass;
(Pass) Dbl
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Posted 2008-September-17, 23:58

U R GOIN DOWN OPPS

not really. takeout.
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#3 User is offline   P_Marlowe 

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Posted 2008-September-18, 02:08

t/o, reopening.

You may also call it competitive, because what
else would competitive mean?

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Posted 2008-September-18, 02:42

45 in black suits. Obviously 22 reds. Not good enough spades to overcall on one level and not good enough hand to bid clubs. Wanted to defend 1NT.

KJxx
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KQTxx

Something along those lines...
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Posted 2008-September-18, 03:04

no way its 44+ in blacks. it is t/o but with long diamonds knowing p got shortness and few hcps; tolerates hearts too
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Posted 2008-September-18, 07:06

Flameous, on Sep 18 2008, 03:42 AM, said:

45 in black suits. Obviously 22 reds. Not good enough spades to overcall on one level and not good enough hand to bid clubs. Wanted to defend 1NT.

KJxx
xx
xx
KQTxx

Something along those lines...

I prefer overcalling 1♠ with that hand.

It's takeout for me - too weak for an initial takeout double, but wants to compete. Eg QJxx Qxxx x Kxxx will do.
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Posted 2008-September-18, 07:13

It makes no sense this can be a penalty dble. I dare say if there was any hand that was going to bury 2D they will now play 2H. T/O lets find our fit partner, the less shape the t/o dble has the better the hand. A 4-2-3-4 would be at least close to opening values 11 or more. 4-2-2-5 I would not expect a lot for dbl. 8+ so to me this dble can be quite a range but it is really balancing.
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Posted 2008-September-18, 07:26

for me should be penalty. If you doesn't have hand to intervene first time after 1D, why you have to to suggest to your partner that you have part-score game on second even third level?

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Posted 2008-September-18, 08:35

competitively takeout? B)
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Posted 2008-September-18, 09:10

Flameous, on Sep 18 2008, 12:42 AM, said:

45 in black suits. Obviously 22 reds. Not good enough spades to overcall on one level and not good enough hand to bid clubs. Wanted to defend 1NT.

KJxx
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xx
KQTxx

Something along those lines...

I agree with this. 1♠ originally makes little sense with this suit and a 9 count.
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Posted 2008-September-18, 11:36

takeout.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-September-18, 12:48

pclayton, on Sep 18 2008, 10:10 AM, said:

Flameous, on Sep 18 2008, 12:42 AM, said:

45 in black suits. Obviously 22 reds. Not good enough spades to overcall on one level and not good enough hand to bid clubs. Wanted to defend 1NT.

KJxx
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KQTxx

Something along those lines...

I agree with this. 1♠ originally makes little sense with this suit and a 9 count.

I agree that 1♠ makes little sense, but isnt this what X shows after 1D-p-1H-?
Is the word "pass" not in your vocabulary?
So many experts, not enough X cards.
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Posted 2008-September-18, 12:53

sure, but here our next chance to double after not doubling 1♦ was after

1d - p - 1h - p
1N - ?
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Posted 2008-September-18, 13:58

Takeout. I try not to pull out these doubles in real life that flummox partner.
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Posted 2008-September-18, 16:37

I need the "what the heck are you doing to me partner" option in the poll. Could have doubled for takeout on round 1, for penalty on round 2.

I would guess light takeout.
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Posted 2008-September-18, 19:11

takeout, balancing. Nothing special going on, just a belief that letting them play 2 diamonds is wrong.
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