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3H, Double, or pass?

#1 User is offline   BudH 

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Posted 2009-August-23, 08:38

You are vulnerable, they are not, local Swiss team against very good opponents

RHO opens a weak 2S and it's your turn in second seat holding

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3H, Double, or pass?



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Posted 2009-August-23, 08:41

Double.

Looks (to me) a reasonable combination of being active (rather than passing), and safety (since it gives up options to find reasonable fit in 3 suits, rather than one).
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Posted 2009-August-23, 09:04

Double. This is very similar to one of Justin's hands a few weeks ago.
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Posted 2009-August-23, 09:18

uncomfortable pass
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Posted 2009-August-23, 14:51

I don't mind any of the options.

I tend to bid my five-card suits but AK7xx is not very robust against bad breaks.
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Posted 2009-August-23, 14:58

Pass. Not good enough for a direct action over a 2♠ call.

One less spade and one more of either minor, I would double, but I would be a dead minimum.
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Posted 2009-August-23, 15:03

I bid 3♥ but am not certain it is better than double. Would not pass.
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Posted 2009-August-23, 17:50

my sound style makes this a pass, but it is close to a double, I would doubel with pickup partner.

Not 3♥ because ♥AKxxx is very good as a side suit playing in another strain, give me KQJxx and 3♥ it is.
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Posted 2009-August-24, 02:30

I would never pass. I used to bid my hearts, but I learn to double with these hands.
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Posted 2009-August-24, 06:22

Double
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Posted 2009-August-24, 09:45

I tend to act with this hand. I'm pretty sure double is theoretically the best call, but all my instincts say 3♥.
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Posted 2009-August-24, 09:47

Pass, in tempo, with no regrets. There has to be some parameters on minimum hands that will take a 3-level action else the auction becomes a guessing game. This hand simply does not meet my minimum requirements.
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Posted 2009-August-24, 10:25

All FWIW.

I make it about 15% that partner has exactly 3 hearts and a longest minor of 4 cards.

I make it about 25% that partner has fewer than 3 hearts and a longest minor of 5+ cards.

I make it about 17% that partner has exactly 3 hearts and at least 10 HCP (and when he does, there are at least 10 tricks in hearts about 62% of the time on a double dummy basis).

I make it about 14% that partner has 4 or more spades.
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Posted 2009-August-24, 23:10

I would pass. Second choice double.
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