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#1 User is offline   Fluffy 

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Posted 2010-September-26, 05:39

mps, nobody vul, south dealer

♠AQ
♥QJ9x
♦xxxx
♣10xx



pass-(pass)- 1♣ -(1♠)
   X -( 2♠ )-pass-(pass)
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Posted 2010-September-26, 05:48

Never mind, misread the auction
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Posted 2010-September-26, 09:01

lead the Q♥
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Posted 2010-September-26, 10:34

Clear double imo. It's matchpoints, nobody vulnerable, the opponents have a spade fit and we have roughly half the deck.
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Posted 2010-September-26, 12:31

Double, surely.
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Posted 2010-September-26, 12:47

I too would double Shirley, but against anyone else I will bid 3♣. If opps only have a 7 card fit (considerably less likely missing the AQ imo,) they got me, otherwise we should be okay.

If opps were vul, double is more tempting. I'm not a fan of risking -470 to chase +100.
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Posted 2010-September-26, 14:09

Do you really think partner will pass if we double? And if so, do you really think they're making?
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Posted 2010-September-27, 01:06

Dbl again, don't let them play 2♠ if we have a clear takeout Dbl!
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Posted 2010-September-27, 11:35

double worked out very poorly today

♠Kxx
♥108x
♦AJx
♣A10xx

-100 in 3♣ gathered 3 MPs from 130
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Posted 2010-September-27, 12:14

I don't know if I'm biased but I'd pass the x with opener's 4333 with a lot of defensive tricks
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Posted 2010-September-27, 12:22

passing didn't even cross my mind, opps might be in a 9 card fit and ♠K with LHO being the overcaller doesn't look so defensive. 4333 is not great defending shape either. But well, it works better this time so I probably should had at least though about it
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Posted 2010-September-27, 12:26

I thought I had replied to this. I pass because the hand is very defensive and if pard has a min 12-13 bal, you're probably going down at the 3 level. 2♠ may or may not make, if you double is top-or-bottom.
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Posted 2010-September-27, 17:19

Fluffy, on Sep 26 2010, 06:39 AM, said:

MPs, nobody vul, south dealer ♠ AQ ♥ QJ9x ♦ xxxx ♣10xx
_P (_P) 1♣ (1♠)
_X (2♠) _P (_P)
??
IMO X (Competitive not penalty) = 10, 2N = 8, _P = 7, 3♣ = 5.
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Posted 2010-September-27, 17:35

Fluffy, on Sep 27 2010, 06:22 PM, said:

passing didn't even cross my mind

Funny, bidding wouldn't even cross my mind.

So how does 2♠ go down? Perhaps having both of the ♣T on defense helps us out.
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Posted 2010-September-28, 06:25

I know I'm just repeating myself here but I hate pulling takeout doubles when I see no real chance of a fit. I just pass and hope they go down. Of course this applies less at the 1 or 2 levels and more at 3+ levels, but this is already the 2.5 level, we are going to have to play something on the 3 level.
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Posted 2010-September-28, 06:28

I would never pass that takeout double.
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