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Just a style question

Poll: Just a style question (33 member(s) have cast votes)

what do you bid?

  1. double (20 votes [60.61%])

    Percentage of vote: 60.61%

  2. 3 hearts (13 votes [39.39%])

    Percentage of vote: 39.39%

  3. other (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   Fluffy 

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Posted 2011-October-19, 09:09

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Posted 2011-October-19, 09:14

no NFBs for me thank you :)
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Posted 2011-October-19, 09:20

If double followed by 3H is forcing then I'd do that. Even though you didn't tell us the colors, I think it's good if partner passes.

If double followed by 3H is NF (more common I think) then I'd bid 3H. This of course gives up on playing 3C doubled but if partner rebids 3D over my double I'm a bit stuck.
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Posted 2011-October-19, 12:19

Although bidding 3♥ is my style I will DBL with this and whatever pd bids except 3NT, i will bid 4♣.
Invert my minor suits or make it 2-2 minors i wld bid 3♥.
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Posted 2011-October-19, 12:36

Double
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Posted 2011-October-19, 14:34

i hate these incomplete problems that require
multiple answers.

if nvul/vul I X (especially at MP)

Otherwise

there is too much slam potential here to risk p
passing 3cx with some min hand like

Qx xx KQxxxx Axx so I choose

3H

which leaves all other possibilites open
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Posted 2011-October-19, 19:19

View Postpooltuna, on 2011-October-19, 09:14, said:

no NFBs for me thank you :)


I think that the players in question can be assumed not to be playing NFBs, for then the question would be what do you bid over 5♣ (passed round to you after you doubled).
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Posted 2011-October-19, 20:56

double, if I bid 3H we may lose the spade suit if lho raises clubs.
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Posted 2011-October-19, 21:03

3H seems unilateral.....especially if ♣ are raised. I want to show spades Posted Image
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Posted 2011-October-20, 01:50

Dbl, we have all the unbid suits
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Posted 2011-October-20, 05:57

I will just treat this as a 4431 distribution. I would rather imply 11 cards (4♠, 4♥, 3♦) simultaneously in one double than show 5.5 hearts when I have only 5.

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Posted 2011-October-20, 13:23

View PostTrinidad, on 2011-October-20, 05:57, said:

I will just treat this as a 4431 distribution. I would rather imply 11 cards (4♠, 4♥, 3♦) simultaneously in one double than show 5.5 hearts when I have only 5.

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That seems like really convoluted reasoning
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Posted 2011-October-21, 12:55

Easy dbl, I think.
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Posted 2011-October-21, 14:26

View Postgszes, on 2011-October-19, 14:34, said:

there is too much slam potential here to risk p
passing 3cx with some min hand like

Qx xx KQxxxx Axx ...

No one would pass 3CX with that hand.
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Posted 2011-October-22, 03:18

View PostJLOGIC, on 2011-October-19, 12:36, said:

Double



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Yes, a very good idea.
How will your partner understand this double ?

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