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Poll: What now? Thanks in advance (24 member(s) have cast votes)

What now? Thanks in advance

  1. Pass (13 votes [54.17%])

    Percentage of vote: 54.17%

  2. 2S (3 votes [12.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

  3. 2NT (8 votes [33.33%])

    Percentage of vote: 33.33%

  4. Other (please describe) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   shyams 

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Posted 2010-January-21, 11:58

Scoring: IMP

You are dealer and open 1♠.

South West North East
1♠ - 2♥ - Dbl - Pass
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Partner's double is negative (minors)

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Posted 2010-January-21, 12:08

Pass, I don't feel like they are usually down a ton but it seems normal. What else would I want to do instead?
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Posted 2010-January-21, 12:11

jdonn, on Jan 21 2010, 01:08 PM, said:

Pass, I don't feel like they are usually down a ton but it seems normal. What else would I want to do instead?

Surely you want to bid your 25% NV 3NT game when they might go for -2 :)
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Posted 2010-January-21, 12:40

2♠. The hearts are only just good enough for a pass, and I am also short of quick tricks elsewhere. I think the risk that 2♥ will make is too high.
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Posted 2010-January-21, 13:28

Go for blood
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Posted 2010-January-21, 13:51

Long time ago I heard of a formula from someone I consider respectable, about when to leave this in: Add number trumps (4) to number of TRUMP tricks (1 or 2) to Level (2) and if sum is 9 or higher, leave in. Here the sum would be 7 or 8 so leaving in by that formula would not be right. I might still do it.
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Posted 2010-January-21, 14:35

Partner is an unpassed hand, and since he is doubling at the 2 level, he SHOULD have 10+ points. Even if he doesn't, I would hope he has something like:
♠xx ♥ xx ♦AKxx ♣ KJxxx

I suspect that the hand might be a misfit, and since it's favorable vulnerability, I'm leaving the pass in. That'll teach them to stick their noses in!
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Posted 2010-January-21, 17:37

chasetb, on Jan 21 2010, 03:35 PM, said:

Partner is an unpassed hand, and since he is doubling at the 2 level, he SHOULD have 10+ points.  Even if he doesn't, I would hope he has something like:
♠xx ♥ xx ♦AKxx ♣ KJxxx

Even if he doesn't have 10+ points, he might have a good 11?
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Posted 2010-January-21, 17:39

what would you bid if RHO did raise to 3♥?
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Posted 2010-January-21, 18:49

So, is it a 'shot to the floor' (a sure thing) that partner holds 11+ HCP's? Couldn't he have a weak hand with distribution? Am I always defeating them? I don't like my hearts much, I don't like where they are either. I'm bidding 2NT, especially since it's imp's.

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

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


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Posted 2010-January-21, 20:22

Pass... my spade values are good for defense given that partner is going to be short there.
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Posted 2010-January-21, 20:22

Fluffy, on Jan 21 2010, 06:39 PM, said:

what would you bid if RHO did raise to 3♥?

pass obviously
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Posted 2010-January-21, 22:01

I bid 2S. I would like to know from what fevered brow our fishy friend's statistics emanate.
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