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#1 User is offline   kfay 

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Posted 2009-September-11, 14:12

Scoring: MP

(5♦)-?

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Posted 2009-September-11, 14:21

why can't I double?
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Posted 2009-September-11, 14:48

yeah dbl
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Posted 2009-September-11, 14:49

Pass, not sure why I would double with this shape and no tricks in hand.
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Posted 2009-September-11, 16:19

gwnn, on Sep 11 2009, 03:21 PM, said:

why can't I double?

they have been removed from your bidding box and you are forbidden to use ones from another box?
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Posted 2009-September-11, 17:24

Red.
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Posted 2009-September-11, 17:40

mtvesuvius, on Sep 11 2009, 06:24 PM, said:

Red.

since we are not vul, I guess that means double (red card). yuck, but whatever was right, I will agree with ---having passed, myself. It would be nice to have one defensive trick to have doubled, but that's just me.
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Posted 2009-September-11, 18:32

Pass. No bullets means no double at this level.
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Posted 2009-September-12, 01:32

gwnn, on Sep 11 2009, 03:21 PM, said:

why can't I double?

you have no tricks?
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Posted 2009-September-12, 06:36

yeah pass.
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Posted 2009-September-12, 07:16

it just looks to me that they're going down most of the time (say 70%) and we can substantially improve our MP score by doubling. I see that we have no aces but when we have so many hcp with no aces doesn't partner rate to hold more aces than his usual assumed 8 hcp? well I see I was in the minority here and the other double thread, in the former case because I passed, here because I doubled, I guess either jlall or gwnn got these backward and my money would go on gwnn. hm.
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Posted 2009-September-12, 07:34

I would pass this time, might even pass at balance position
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Posted 2009-September-12, 09:11

If you double partner comes to your rescue with A1098x 109xx xx xx. -500 is better than -550 :D
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Posted 2009-September-12, 09:19

kfay, on Sep 12 2009, 10:11 AM, said:

If you double partner comes to your rescue with A1098x 109xx xx xx.

I would definitely pass with this.
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Posted 2009-September-14, 09:43

Jlall, on Sep 12 2009, 02:32 AM, said:

gwnn, on Sep 11 2009, 03:21 PM, said:

why can't I double?

you have no tricks?

LOL no kidding. Obvious pass even for me.
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Posted 2009-September-15, 14:13

kfay, on Sep 12 2009, 05:11 PM, said:

If you double partner comes to your rescue with A1098x 109xx xx xx. -500 is better than -550 :P

Well, pass and -400 is even better. B)
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