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How aggressive are you? Takeout X with balanced hand

Poll: How aggressive are you? (50 member(s) have cast votes)

Are you doubler?

  1. I double now and duck later (15 votes [30.00%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 30.00%

  2. Depends on the opponents, state of the match, phase of the moon, etc... (9 votes [18.00%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 18.00%

  3. No, but I'm a wuss (8 votes [16.00%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 16.00%

  4. Doubling isn't aggressive, it's foolish (18 votes [36.00%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 36.00%

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#21 User is offline   FrancesHinden 

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Posted 2011-January-28, 12:54

Double's not just aggressive, I think it's insanely aggressive

There was a hand in the Crockford's final last year (English teams championship, final = last 8 teams) where a similar, but slightly better, hand than this doubled many times and went for a penalty varying from 800 to 1400 against a NV game.

One hand proves nothing, but virtually everyone present except those who doubled was saying that double was 'silly', 'over-aggressive' etc; not 'unlucky' (I was keeping quiet because my husband found a double and our match was flat in 1400)

p.s. I was astonished to see that gnasher doubled on the hand in this thread
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Posted 2011-February-04, 17:14

I double but that probably is just further evidence of what happens when you turn a matchpoint fan loose in an imp game. It is definitely a minimum if not subminimum.
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Posted 2011-February-04, 17:59

I don't think poll options 3 and 4 are mutually exclusive. I would choose them both, because I AM a wuss, and I think doubling isn't aggressive, its foolish.
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Posted 2011-February-04, 19:09

I think double is very aggressive action and I think most good players would not double.
I still double because I think my bridge hero would :-) (Meck)
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