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#1 User is offline   Little Kid 

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Posted 2010-February-14, 14:43

Scoring: IMP

(1♥)-  X-  (1♠) - 3♣
(3♠)-Pass-(Pass)-X
(Pass)-?

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Posted 2010-February-14, 16:29

Little Kid, on Feb 14 2010, 03:43 PM, said:

Scoring: IMP

(1♥)-  X-  (1♠) - 3♣
(3♠)-Pass-(Pass)-X
(Pass)-?

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Posted 2010-February-15, 08:04

Tough choice. ♦AQ is good defense. But on the other hand, partner probably holds five clubs which means the king might not cash, and ops are likely to find the ♠Q. The heart suit also may lie well for them. I think I pull to 4♣.

However I would not double my first turn. I would want more high card strength to double with such a flat hand and bad spades. Parter may also expect more defense for the same reason.
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Posted 2010-February-15, 08:07

I have great defense. What's the issue?
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Posted 2010-February-15, 08:12

I would take this as a 100% penalty double.
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Posted 2010-February-15, 09:05

Passing is a bit rich for me at IMP. Spades and Hearts are breaking fine for declarer and I would not be surprised if 3S is making 50% or more of the time . Partner has definitely 5C and possibly 6 and is making an action double in case I have spade tricks (I sort of promised 4 of them already). The initial double is marginal at best
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Posted 2010-February-15, 09:37

I passed without much thought first time, so would be glad not to have this problem.
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Posted 2010-February-15, 10:53

Even I (barely) wouldn't have doubled the first time. But have to pass now I think. I'm really not confident in either passing or bidding though.
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Posted 2010-February-15, 11:11

Cyberyeti, on Feb 15 2010, 08:37 AM, said:

I passed without much thought first time, so would be glad not to have this problem.

Yep. I have not found random t/o doubles to be helpful to our side.
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Posted 2010-February-16, 09:39

Although I'm not confident in either passing or bidding, I think I will bid 4♣. Partner's action double suggests 1345 or 1336 and it feels that the former is more likely. If that's the case and we defend 3♠X the declarer knows where to pick the trump queen with the hearts breaking favourably. If I knew the clubs will be breaking 2-2 then the prospects of defending increases but if they are 3-1 then I'm not liking my chances in defending at all. If partner has 1336 then I definitely prefer to be in 4♣ than to defend. I don't expect 4♣ to be making in any cases but it will likely to produce a smaller minus score. We have a 9 or possibly a 10 card club fit so I doubt the opponents will be doubling us.

As to our initial double, the hand is not a thing of beauty but I would double. If the opening had been 1♠ then I pass.

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