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another darned preempt
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Posted 2011-June-30, 21:24
Individual, matchpoints. What action do you take?
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Posted 2011-July-01, 11:42
Pard's hand is probably the usual 12-14 bal. if so, a take out here dbl is gonna give pard a headache as to what to do and he'll probably pass it.
So, are we going to set this? It's a 50/50 chance or thereabouts. I'd dbl at imps (overtrick unlikely and it can go 2 down), but at mps pass is probably better.
So, are we going to set this? It's a 50/50 chance or thereabouts. I'd dbl at imps (overtrick unlikely and it can go 2 down), but at mps pass is probably better.
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Posted 2011-July-01, 14:01
discretion is the better part of valor....Bawk, Bawk, Bawk 
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the Freman, Chani from the move "Dune"
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"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it."
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Posted 2011-July-01, 22:38
zero matchpoints for my side 
yes, we should have set it, but still...
yes, we should have set it, but still...
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Posted 2011-July-02, 00:53
5C is reckless lol. You were just fixed.
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Posted 2011-July-02, 12:04
5C is a bit reckless, but I don't think it's a fix. If East and South passes, West will reopen, EW will bid game and South has an obvious 5S bid.
p.s. I haven't gone through the play but 5C looks cold, what am I missing?
p.s. I haven't gone through the play but 5C looks cold, what am I missing?
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Posted 2011-July-02, 13:17
FrancesHinden, on 2011-July-02, 12:04, said:
5C is a bit reckless, but I don't think it's a fix. If East and South passes, West will reopen, EW will bid game and South has an obvious 5S bid.
p.s. I haven't gone through the play but 5C looks cold, what am I missing?
p.s. I haven't gone through the play but 5C looks cold, what am I missing?
On the play S pitched a heart at trick 11 (with complete count no less) setting up declarer's hand (see diagram). Yes it's cold so long as declarer doesnt try to do anything fancy with diamonds and just attacks hearts.
I once yelled at my partner for discarding the 'wrong' card when he was subjected to a squeeze that I allowed by giving the wrong count with too high a card. Now he's allowed to pitch aces when the opponents have the king in the dummy. At trick 2. When he could have followed suit. And blame me.
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Posted 2011-July-02, 16:43
Yeah west has an easy reopening X, but I'm realizing that that is something somehow non experts don't seem to know they can/should do that on hands like this.
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