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PA - 1♥ - 1♠ - 4♥
4♠ - 5♦ - PA - 5♥
5♠ - PA - PA - 6♥
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What was N/S biggest mistake? How should they have reached 6♠ (doubled down two for -500 is much better than -980)? Or are they just unlucky?
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Posted 2009-February-04, 05:00
PA - 1♥ - 1♠ - 4♥
4♠ - 5♦ - PA - 5♥
5♠ - PA - PA - 6♥
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What was N/S biggest mistake? How should they have reached 6♠ (doubled down two for -500 is much better than -980)? Or are they just unlucky?
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Posted 2009-February-04, 05:06
I blame South, if s/he push them to 6...
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Posted 2009-February-04, 07:29
Sacrificing at unfavorable at the 6-level is tough. If there's any blame (not much if any) then i'd blame mostly north for not bidding 2♠ over 1♥ (i wouldnt bid that either)
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Posted 2009-February-04, 10:40
given that 5♠ could be -500 switching E-W hands very little I don't really like that bid much. Maybe I am just resulting.
EDIT: I just saw that north bid 1♠ with a weak 2 hand, why did he do it?
EDIT: I just saw that north bid 1♠ with a weak 2 hand, why did he do it?
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Posted 2009-February-04, 11:31
Fluffy, on Feb 4 2009, 11:40 AM, said:
given that 5♠ could be -500 switching E-W hands very little I don't really like that bid much. Maybe I am just resulting.
The other side of this is that given the vulnerability, East doesn't really need to have any high cards at all. North could have a much better hand (he is fairly minimum for an unfavorable overcall, and East is very strong for a favorable 4♥ bid) and 5♠ could be cold.
I thought a more interesting possibility for south might be to bid 5♣ over 4♥ (fit-showing hopefully) or 5♠ directly over 4♥ (forcing more of a guess on E/W). I don't think bidding 4♠ and passing 5♥ is a particularly good sequence of calls (although it is conceivable that it could "work" given the actual hands and E/W bidding).
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Posted 2009-February-04, 15:46
Anyone who is overcalling 2S red/white deserves an LOL imo.
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Posted 2009-February-04, 20:22
awm, on Feb 4 2009, 12:31 PM, said:
Fluffy, on Feb 4 2009, 11:40 AM, said:
given that 5♠ could be -500 switching E-W hands very little I don't really like that bid much. Maybe I am just resulting.
The other side of this is that given the vulnerability, East doesn't really need to have any high cards at all. North could have a much better hand (he is fairly minimum for an unfavorable overcall, and East is very strong for a favorable 4♥ bid) and 5♠ could be cold.
And 6♥ could be down? Isn't it just far too likely that EW are saving to consider saving yourself?
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