Matchpoints, none vul. Well?
how bad is double? disaster postmortem
#2
Posted 2013-April-17, 14:33
I think it's bad but not completely terrible, there is a possible upside but I'd say it's 30-70 against most opps but worse against strong opps with a hair trigger on the doubles.
#6
Posted 2013-April-17, 15:32
PhilKing, on 2013-April-17, 14:58, said:
This is true, but having your bid is no more than a 4441 13 count so partner won't go overboard with 9, as he won't have a 5 card suit or he'd have overcalled it already.
#7
Posted 2013-April-17, 16:11
Having said that, partner likely is xxx2; so the arguments that he couldn't overcall 1♣ make sense. The rare cases where he's xxx3, though...
#8
Posted 2013-April-17, 16:32
*OBAR - Opponents Bid And Raise
#10
Posted 2013-April-18, 03:22
George Carlin
#12
Posted 2013-April-18, 05:56
#13
Posted 2013-April-18, 06:53
This happened near the end of an already lousy session. We were both pretty much on tilt. I gave it a shot, partner went -800 in 3♥x. Sometimes justice is served even on forum hands
-gwnn
#14
Posted 2013-April-18, 09:05
Zelandakh, on 2013-April-18, 04:44, said:
The opps they did bid up to 3
And on double I thought "Deary me!
This hand is all defence
And it makes really no sense
If I want next game partner to see."
Double here is really bad
This hand will make my partner sad
My partner couldn't bid before
And acting now he will deplore
#15
Posted 2013-April-18, 12:56
mycroft, on 2013-April-17, 16:11, said:
In my experience many non expert pairs often aren't sure and will get into problems if opener has a big hand. Sometimes opener will try for game or miss game and be wrong. This is another reason why doubling here is very wrong.
#16
Posted 2013-April-18, 15:31
lamford, on 2013-April-18, 09:05, said:
This hand will make my partner sad
My partner couldn't bid before
And acting now he will deplore
When your chin has grown some stubble
and you've risen past a subaul-
tern, no longer then a cherub you'll
have learned when not to double
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. mstr-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.
"Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
#18
Posted 2013-April-20, 12:21
PhilKing, on 2013-April-17, 14:58, said:
Alright down 2 vs their cold partscore is still better. Don't act like anyone would X phil MFing king or hihs partner and even if they did you'd make an extra trick BROSKI. Andif partner wants to bid game tell him to learn how to overcall at the 1 level
#19
Posted 2013-April-20, 12:27
JLOGIC, on 2013-April-20, 12:21, said:
They never double me because I have convinced everyone I am a rock!
#20
Posted 2013-April-20, 12:54