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Bidding over a double

Poll: What do you bid? (19 member(s) have cast votes)

What do you bid?

  1. 1 Spade (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. 2 Diamonds (3 votes [15.79%])

    Percentage of vote: 15.79%

  3. 2 Spades (2 votes [10.53%])

    Percentage of vote: 10.53%

  4. 3 Diamonds (6 votes [31.58%])

    Percentage of vote: 31.58%

  5. 3 Spades (1 votes [5.26%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.26%

  6. 4 Diamonds (4 votes [21.05%])

    Percentage of vote: 21.05%

  7. 4 Spades (2 votes [10.53%])

    Percentage of vote: 10.53%

  8. 5 Diamonds (1 votes [5.26%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.26%

  9. Other (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   jonottawa 

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Posted 2009-November-25, 16:11

You probably won't like your initial pass, but let me impose it on you anyway:

Scoring: IMP

1♣ - P - 1♥ - Dbl
Rdbl - ?


Very Late Edit (most have weighed in already): You passed originally because you play transfer overcalls. 1♦=♥, 2♦ = Intermediate So don't hate the initial pass too much.
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Posted 2009-November-25, 17:54

4 votes so far (each for a different option, so maybe it's a good problem,) no feedback. You're in 2nd seat (if that makes it easier.) Anyone want to explain why they did what they did? Is this a WTP hand?
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Posted 2009-November-25, 17:56

I voted 4♦ because that's what I'd have bid at the table but I don't have spectacular reasons unfortunately. Maybe 5 would be better. I'm undecided lately. Anyway I am not going to want to play in spades.
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Posted 2009-November-25, 23:20

Pretty close to abstain because my first pass is so mind boggling to me. I guess 4D is fine now.
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Posted 2009-November-25, 23:24

I did abstain because I would never pass on this hand over 1♣. If dropped in the seat I bid 2♦ hoping to get another chance and bid spades, even 3 if I have to.
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Posted 2009-November-26, 02:27

I would take the low road too, bidding spades later.
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Posted 2009-November-26, 10:02

4♦ was my first reaction, but unless we are plowing ahead with 4♠ over the inevitable 4♥ on our left, what is the point? This hand will easily make game across many boring 11 counts: AKxx x Axxx xxxx and if he has 2-3 in the round suits, 4♠ is a good sac.

I'll start with 3♦. I think this is low enough for LHO to not pass it out and I can then get my spades in.

Passing 1♣ is LOL. Hard for pard to play you for a hand like this now.
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Posted 2009-November-26, 10:19

I don't think passing 1♣ is that ridiculous although I would prefer 1♦ as well as 2♦ to pass.

After all, some people like to have a little more for an overcall opposite an unpassed p when r/r at IMPs. And for a 2♦ overcall you'd rather not have the 4-card spades.
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Posted 2009-November-26, 12:39

Why am I passing with obvious butt-ins? :)

Anywayz, 4♦. No problem so far, though I'm kinda tempted into some sort of non-standard approach.
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Posted 2009-November-26, 15:57

Lots of different votes, none for the actual bid that was made, 2♠

How would you evaluate that choice?
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Posted 2009-November-26, 16:09

jonottawa, on Nov 26 2009, 04:57 PM, said:

Lots of different votes, none for the actual bid that was made, 2♠

How would you evaluate that choice?

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