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A bidding poll Balance or pass?

Poll: Your choice is: (37 member(s) have cast votes)

Your choice is:

  1. Pass (22 votes [59.46%])

    Percentage of vote: 59.46%

  2. Double and it's penalty (1 votes [2.70%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.70%

  3. Double and it's takeout (1 votes [2.70%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.70%

  4. Double and it's cooperative (10 votes [27.03%])

    Percentage of vote: 27.03%

  5. Double and it has some other meaning (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  6. 2NT and it's to play (2 votes [5.41%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.41%

  7. 2NT and it's for minors (1 votes [2.70%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.70%

  8. 3C (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  9. 3D (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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Posted 2009-July-26, 23:03

IMPs, all white. You hold in first seat:

♠AKx
♥xx
♦QJTx
♣xxxx

The auction:

Pass - Pass - 1♥ - 1♠
1NT - 2♠ - Pass - Pass

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Posted 2009-July-26, 23:14

Normal PASS.
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Posted 2009-July-26, 23:17

oh, thought it was a lead problem.
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Posted 2009-July-27, 03:08

This sounds strange, but doubling with the trump AK is frequently wrong.
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Posted 2009-July-27, 03:56

Double would be optional / cooperative, and 2NT is for the
minors.

I think I would go with X, but my partners dont open very
light in 3rd seat, i.e. I am pretty sure we have at least half
of the pot, and that we hold the majority of points is fairly
likely.

If you regular open light in 3rd seat, you should pass.

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Posted 2009-July-27, 11:51

I'd pass, though it's close to a double (cooperative).
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Posted 2009-July-27, 13:53

skaeran, on Jul 27 2009, 12:51 PM, said:

I'd pass, though it's close to a double (cooperative).

agreed
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Posted 2009-July-27, 14:00

My choices in order of priority:

Pass
Double (cooperative), a close second
2N (minors), a very distant third

I would never consider any of the other choices as a valid option.
Is the word "pass" not in your vocabulary?
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Posted 2009-July-27, 14:05

I would (happily) double at MPS or BAM

As is, the risk reward ratio is too out of whack to be willing to double at IMPs
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Posted 2009-July-27, 14:31

Somewhat depends on whether you open light in 1st seat or 3rd. If partner has a real opener then the X is DSIP but it is closer to pass as card placement rates to be bad for your side
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Posted 2009-July-27, 15:44

pooltuna, on Jul 28 2009, 08:31 AM, said:

DSIP

?
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Posted 2009-July-27, 16:21

What do you lead against 2♠?
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Posted 2009-July-27, 16:23

Cascade, on Jul 27 2009, 04:44 PM, said:

pooltuna, on Jul 28 2009, 08:31 AM, said:

DSIP

?

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Posted 2009-July-27, 16:25

I'd make the cooperative double. A little bit surprised to find myself in the minority here.
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Posted 2009-July-27, 16:27

I would pass.
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Posted 2009-July-27, 16:32

If it is close to a double, then 3 rounds of spades seem right. but might change my mind when dummy appears after first trump.
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Posted 2009-July-27, 16:38

TimG, on Jul 27 2009, 10:21 PM, said:

What do you lead against 2♠?

I would probably lead ♦Q
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Posted 2009-July-27, 17:23

I like using double as penalty here but I know that's not good at imp's.

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Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


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Posted 2009-July-27, 17:46

TimG, on Jul 28 2009, 10:21 AM, said:

What do you lead against 2♠?

Heart I might get a ruff.
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dunno how to play 4 card majors - JLOGIC
True but I know Standard American and what better reason could I have for playing Precision? - Hideous Hog
Bidding is an estimation of probabilities SJ Simon

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Posted 2009-July-27, 22:49

I think 2NT should be natural in the same way as

1♥-1NT-2♥-p
p-2NT

and

3♥-3NT-4♥-p
p-4NT

are natural. You may argue that the above 2 examples are extremely different from this one but I think it's best to have the same agreement cause it would be difficult to draw the line somewhere.

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