[Tomi2]

1eyedjack, on Jan 5 2010, 03:19 PM, said:

Reminds me of a hand I was watching on viewgraph as recently as the last couple of months which also involved a psych, and I think it was a premier league match. 3NT redoubled was the contract I think. The psych had effectively talked them out of a making slam. All they had to do was not to double for a fairly substantial positive swing. The total IMP swing resulting from the double was in the high twenties.

[EDIT] The one that I was watching was not a league match (but thankfully I was not on the web client at the time):
http://www.keepandsh...id=1659919&da=y

There was another recent and possibly more interesting occasion: a 4-1 trump fit in the Gold cup semifinal this year:
http://www.keepandsh...id=1659920&da=y

think both players who douubled deserved their swing

[billw55]

Fluffy, on Jan 5 2010, 04:32 PM, said:

48 actually, when you turn a 4000+ win into a 4000+ loss. A vulnerable game doubled that can make but you fail to is already 22 IMP swing.

edit: forgot the doubled part. I think I see what you mean now.

[aguahombre]

Gerben42, on Jan 5 2010, 04:14 AM, said:

Similarly vulnerable 1400 beats 1370.

Hence, the only scoring change in my (bridge) lifetime. Remember when a redouble wouldn't quite do it?