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#1 User is offline   OleBerg 

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Posted 2009-November-07, 12:39

Scoring: IMP


(1♣) - Pass - (1♥) - Pass*
(2♥) - Pass - (Pass) - ???

*You had the option of bidding 1NT showing 5+Diamonds and 4(+) spades, less than an opening.

Agree so far?
Do you reopen?
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Posted 2009-November-07, 12:53

If I had the sandwich available and didn't use it, will partner think strange thoughts if I double, now? If not, then I double.
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Posted 2009-November-07, 13:07

OleBerg, on Nov 7 2009, 01:39 PM, said:

Scoring: IMP


(1♣) - Pass - (1♥) - Pass*
(2♥) - Pass - (Pass) - ???

*You had the option of bidding 1NT showing 5+Diamonds and 4(+) spades, less than an opening.

Agree so far?
Do you reopen?

these are the most dangerous colors so yes I agree and no I don't reopen
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Posted 2009-November-07, 13:37

aguahombre, on Nov 7 2009, 01:53 PM, said:

If I had the sandwich available and didn't use it, will partner think strange thoughts if I double, now? If not, then I double.

No he won't. He will judge that your hand didn't warrant initial action in a potential no-fit auction.

Whether or not it does now is a matter of opinion. At MPs this is an easy balance. At IMPs, I think this is very tough. I think many would balance and many wouldn't.
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Posted 2009-November-07, 15:34

Agree and I would definitely balance now.
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Posted 2009-November-07, 16:00

At these colours I'd pass.
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Posted 2009-November-07, 17:18

Phil, on Nov 7 2009, 08:37 PM, said:

At MPs this is an easy balance. At IMPs, I think this is very tough. I think many would balance and many wouldn't.

I think it's safer to bid at IMPs. For it to be a disaster, they have to double us and take us down two. At matchpoints, either one down doubled or two down undoubled is a disaster.

But I'd balance at either form of scoring.
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Posted 2009-November-07, 17:21

gnasher, on Nov 8 2009, 01:18 AM, said:

Phil, on Nov 7 2009, 08:37 PM, said:

At MPs this is an easy balance. At IMPs, I think this is very tough. I think many would balance and many wouldn't.

I think it's safer to bid at IMPs. For it to be a disaster, they have to double us and take us down two. At matchpoints, either one down doubled or two down undoubled is a disaster.

But I'd balance at either form of scoring.

I agree with both statements.
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Posted 2009-November-07, 19:00

Do opponents near always take the push? Balance anyway.
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Posted 2009-November-07, 23:17

Looks like an easy double to me.
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Posted 2009-November-08, 14:33

Agree with the previous bidding but I would always balance with this. The vulnerability only matters when you don't make.
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