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Pass or Double?

Poll: Pass or X? (20 member(s) have cast votes)

Pass or X?

  1. Pass (19 votes [95.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 95.00%

  2. X (1 votes [5.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.00%

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#1 User is offline   Simpleboi 

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Posted 2008-June-05, 04:59

Scoring: IMP

(4♠)-P-(P)-?

You are in 4th seat.
Do you come in? :P
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Posted 2008-June-05, 05:02

Let me start.

This is a wtp pass.
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Posted 2008-June-05, 05:08

What Frances said.
That's impossible. No one can give more than one hundred percent. By definition that is the most anyone can give.
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Posted 2008-June-05, 05:17

If partner hesitated then I like a X.

However, that would be considered unethical. To appear ethical you have to play that you pass quickly with good hands, and slowly with bad hands. That way you seem like you are using active ethics when you X after a quick pass, and also when you pass after a slow pass.
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Posted 2008-June-05, 05:26

D'ONT LISTEN TO JLALL HE IS A &&&&&&& UNETHICAL MORON AND HAS NO CLUE ABOUT BRIDGE.

I really couldn't find anything else to argue about in this thread.
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Posted 2008-June-05, 06:31

Of course I come in, with pass, quite likely an adequate discription of what I have.
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Posted 2008-June-05, 07:41

I make the same bid I would in 1st,2nd, or 4th seat had there been no opposing bidding and that is.......PASS.

Pass.

Oops.. I meant PASS
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Posted 2008-June-05, 07:47

Could it be? A unanimous poll? :P

Lemme guess, there was a hesitation and passout seat X'd back in?
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Posted 2008-June-05, 07:51

Pass. But why be crude?
"The King of Hearts a broadsword bears, the Queen of Hearts a rose." W. H. Auden.
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Posted 2008-June-05, 08:00

Pass. Next.
Ming

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Posted 2008-June-05, 08:55

Wow, such language Arend.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-June-05, 08:57

I guess its obvious to Pass..

Anyway indeed it was passed out..

The full hands are as follows:
Scoring: IMP

EW has a cold 4♠,
However NS has 5♣ on a gd guess in ♣, or will be a gd sac against 4♠

Any comments or 4♠ here just a normal contract :P
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Posted 2008-June-05, 09:14

Simpleboi, on Jun 5 2008, 06:57 AM, said:

I guess its obvious to Pass..

Anyway indeed it was passed out..

The full hands are as follows:
Scoring: IMP

EW has a cold 4♠,
However NS has 5♣ on a gd guess in ♣, or will be a gd sac against 4♠

Any comments or 4♠ here just a normal contract :P

Life sucks then you die.

It would not occur to me that the South hand is an optimal dummy for a sac over 4♠.

Congratulate your opponent on a well timed heavy 4♠ call.
"Phil" on BBO
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Posted 2008-June-05, 09:51

This deal isn't entirely without interest.

Suppose that NS reach 5♣. Declarer ruffs the opening spade lead and, not having second sight, cashes ♣A.

It looks like he's one down now, but he's not: heart to the 7; spade ruff; heart to the 10; knock out ♥A; win the return; cash two diamonds and one heart, taking a club finesse when in the North hand; exit with a diamond in this position:



It would be nice not to have to finesse ♥7, but I can't see a way to get the timing right without this finesse.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2008-June-05, 13:05

I double, too easy to miss a cold 5♣ and lose a double game swing by passing.
Please let me know about any questions or interest or bug reports about GIB.
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Posted 2008-June-05, 13:42

jdonn, on Jun 5 2008, 02:05 PM, said:

I double, too easy to miss a cold 5♣ and lose a double game swing by passing.

Gee, you are good!

This is hilarious.
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Posted 2008-June-05, 14:51

While I wait for partner to lead, I will mull over the missed opportunities to play the hand.
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