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If only it weren't all white at matchpoints... balancing decision

#1 User is offline   mikegill 

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Posted 2007-February-23, 08:31

Scoring: MP

P P 3♣ P
P ?


Pick your poison.
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Posted 2007-February-23, 08:37

Double. Yes, if pard bids 3♥ it could be very wrong, but it doesn't have to be, and it rates to be right otherwise.
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Posted 2007-February-23, 08:45

pass.
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Posted 2007-February-23, 09:03

Double.
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Posted 2007-February-23, 09:24

Pass. For the doublers, what do you do over 3H by partner, which I'm guessing will happen about 50% of the time?

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Posted 2007-February-23, 10:22

I am not doubling: partner will do the wrong thing far too often: whether that be 3 or 4♥, 4♣, or pass. 3♦ just feels wrong. So pass is all I have left.
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Posted 2007-February-23, 12:41

pass. double is way too much of a gamble
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Posted 2007-February-23, 13:30

Pass

Why didn't I open this hand a weak 2♦? Then OPPS would be having my hard time :)
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Posted 2007-February-23, 14:20

pass
♦♦♦♦♦♦

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Posted 2007-February-23, 19:28

pass

any other action is purely speculative.
your hand wasn't worth a bid at the 1-level, now it's suddenly worth a bid at the 3-level? The opps haven't shown a fit. Your partner knows more about your hand than you know about partner's, and partner did not take action.
and you actually don't know that much about lho's hand.
the opps might not be in their best contract.
pass is not a dirty word

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Posted 2007-February-23, 19:33

3♦ for me
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Posted 2007-February-23, 20:12

Pass seems obvious. X is out because of a possible 3H response and 3D is speculative and commital to say the least.
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Posted 2007-February-24, 05:16

9 HCP and a good suit is more than expected for a passed hand IMO. I'm surprised to be so lonely here, oh well...
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Posted 2007-February-25, 07:17

Pass?

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Posted 2007-February-25, 07:48

I'd pass, but I would think about 3♦. Contextually, this seems to show diamonds and a major. Otherwise, why bid at this level and not open 1♦ or 2♦ initially? Now, if partner has 44-majors, we can play 3♠, and it seems were are more likely to go plus declaring.

The double might gain when we defend, but it probably fails (or is frightening) when we bid and end up in 3♥4♥.
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Posted 2007-February-25, 08:19

"Contextually, this seems to show diamonds and a major. Otherwise, why bid at this level and not open 1♦ or 2♦ initially?"

Would you really do this with a partner if you hadn't discussed it previously?

I wouldn't.

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Posted 2007-February-25, 09:24

I would. It's about time to show other people that NV prees can be 5 cards.
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Posted 2007-February-26, 03:54

I would have passed without hesitation.

Having read the other comments, the case for bidding 3D is quite strong and I am close to accepting that I haven't thought this through properly as a MP decision.
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Posted 2007-February-26, 07:09

I would have passed with a hesitation.
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Posted 2007-February-26, 09:05

mike777, on Feb 26 2007, 08:09 AM, said:

I would have passed with a hesitation.

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