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#1 User is offline   cnszsun 

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Posted 2009-July-04, 07:25

Scoring: IMP

ps -1N-ps-2♣
dbl-2♥-ps-4♥
ps -ps-??

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Posted 2009-July-04, 08:51

I would. Even at IMPs. Would be more comfortable about it at MP obviously.
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Posted 2009-July-04, 09:53

No I wouldn't, and I don't think its close. Remember to ask if 2♥ says anything about a club stop.

LHO could be a 14 count here.

A few reasons not to double:

1. Declarer may well lay off trump with the warning, and a normal line without the double may end going down, or its possible the double is a break-even and declarer saves an under.

2. With partner a passed hand, they aren't 'stretching' for game here, so even if we do set it, -2 looks like a long shot. So the IMP odds don't make sense to double unless we are at least 5:2 to set.
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Posted 2009-July-04, 11:07

going with Phil. In other words, I am a big WUS.
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Posted 2009-July-04, 22:32

I pass, I just don't like the IMP odds here.
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Posted 2009-July-04, 22:53

Clear cut pass.
We play that a double of a 2C bid by an UNPASSED hand shows NT valuues and not the C suit. Had partner been unpassed, I would double, but here I agree with Phil - it is not close.
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Posted 2009-July-05, 09:01

I like pass. It's true that you are likely to cost yourself a trick by doubling, and now you need down 1 just to break even and down 2 for only a small gain.
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Posted 2009-July-05, 22:26

PASS
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