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1♦ (X) XX (2♦)
X
What sort of hand do you expect for opener's double? Prior bids standard.
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xxx Qxx J9x T9xx r/r imps, partner deals.
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(X) XX (2♣) P
(P) X (P) ???
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Two For The Price Of One
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Posted 2008-January-22, 23:50
Please let me know about any questions or interest or bug reports about GIB.
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Posted 2008-January-23, 02:02
I thought the first is easy: I have real diamonds, not just 3 small in a 4432 hand.
The second situation is horrible. I would bid 2 Diamonds and pray.
The second situation is horrible. I would bid 2 Diamonds and pray.
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Roland
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More system is not the answer...
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Posted 2008-January-23, 02:14
Hand 2 is an easy 2D imo, maybe it's because to me XXing 1D shows not only a good hand but good diamonds (I see people XX with hands that I think are very bad to XX with on this auction a lot).
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Posted 2008-January-23, 03:05
Hand 1. My first reaction was "easy, partner has a real diamond suit", but on second look I think it might mean that partner is interested in doubling them for penalty in at least one of the major suits.
Hand 2. Pretty easy 2D for me because I think of partner double as takeoutish or competitive in nature. And I dont have anything else to bid but 2D.
Hand 2. Pretty easy 2D for me because I think of partner double as takeoutish or competitive in nature. And I dont have anything else to bid but 2D.
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Posted 2008-January-23, 04:06
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1♦ (X) XX (2♦)
X
What sort of hand do you expect for opener's double? Prior bids standard.
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What sort of hand do you expect for opener's double? Prior bids standard.
2♦ = ?
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Posted 2008-January-23, 04:38
Hand 1: I have decent diamonds but I don't want to bid them at the 3-level is the obvious interpretation. I don't think it makes sense for it to mean "I am interestedi n defending" because that's what the redouble meant, and that's what a pass over 2D would mean.
Hand 2: 2D seems obvious, at least in the context where partner's double of 2C is take-out (as it is for me).
Hand 2: 2D seems obvious, at least in the context where partner's double of 2C is take-out (as it is for me).
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Posted 2008-January-23, 09:46
The answers to the first one are disappointingly vague for me. How many diamonds? How good must they be? How good a hand?
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Posted 2008-January-23, 09:53
jdonn, on Jan 23 2008, 10:46 AM, said:
The answers to the first one are disappointingly vague for me. How many diamonds? How good must they be? How good a hand?
Obv this is never discussed, so I would interpret it very loosely at the table. I would play it as KJ9xx or better - basically a hand with 5+ diamonds where it is safe for pard to lead a diamond from nearly any holding.
I don't think I've ever seen this auction. Someone psyched?
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