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#1 User is offline   eagles123 

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Posted 2025-March-01, 14:36



Am I completely out of touch here? Your go ... MP
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Posted 2025-March-01, 15:42

Is this a trick question?
2♥, what else
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Posted 2025-March-01, 22:36

I would consider 2 spades
What's the catch
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Posted 2025-March-02, 00:40

2♥
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Posted 2025-March-02, 01:29

View Postpescetom, on 2025-March-01, 15:42, said:

Is this a trick question?
2♥, what else

Agree. It is not pretty, but to repeat you and Clooney: "what else?"
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Posted 2025-March-02, 02:32

Boye Brogeland would double with many of his partners, as he plays that (1♠) Dbl-(P)-2m-(P)-2♥ shows 14-16 and a five card heart suit not good enough to overcall.

So there is at least one alternative.
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Posted 2025-March-02, 05:42

Ugly but at MPs we need to act. The small S doubleton increases the likelihood that they have a fit, and it looks less dangerous to act now than late with partner proposing their D’s over a balancing TOX for instance.

At IMPs pass or X (apologizing tabling dummy at the 2D contract) can be less risky.
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Posted 2025-March-02, 05:55

View Postpaulg, on 2025-March-02, 02:32, said:

Boye Brogeland would double with many of his partners, as he plays that (1♠) Dbl-(P)-2m-(P)-2♥ shows 14-16 and a five card heart suit not good enough to overcall.

So there is at least one alternative.

what does he do with a king more?
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Posted 2025-March-02, 18:38

2♥ is good
2♠ is ok
I like double but don't have that in my tool kit
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