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gwnn, on Jun 10 2010, 02:14 AM, said:
partner overcalled on x xx KJxxxx Axxx (I think-the numbers following are accurate). 5Dx goes for 300, 4S makes, I doubled and we didn't take our diamond trick so -990. I don't get why people say 'partner is good for only 1 trick', is it really normal to play partner for something this light? I don't want to insist how well I bid and how right I am- I just want to understand the logic.
Well, its hard to explain the reasoning of my previous response, since I had so many learned posters tell me that I'm out to lunch with 5♦. The fact it worked on this hand, isn't really relevant, but let me offer this:
1. Its MPs, and people aren't bidding games helter-skelter r/w. The opponents have the higher ranking suit, so they aren't trying for -100 versus -130 or things like that. LHO could have comfortably reraised to 3♠ or made a zillion game tries. I'm fairly sure he thought he could make 4♠, if not on power, on shape. If LHO semi-bluffed me, then good job him.
2. We are w/r. I encourage my partners to drop in reasonable competitive overcalls not only for the lead, but for possible sacs, and it turned out to be the winning action, since 5♦ x'd is a great spot. I know several really good players on here that haven't posted on this thread that would absolutely overcall on this.
3. Doubling is really bad, sorry. If they are going down, you are getting a good board! And what surprises do we have? We have serious wastage in diamonds which have little or no defensive value, and we have roughly the values needed for a responsive double, so if anything, our hand is worth less defensively than what we have represented, and we have no surprises. Pass I understand, double I do not.
Judging from the comments here, I really think that a lot of posters aren't playing matchpoints. I would pass also at IMPs, and really don't think its close.