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Do you make another move? Btw: you play with a partner who is a bit depressed at the moment and passes whenever he can
Caren
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MP: 15pts + 6card minor pass, bid on or dbl?
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Posted 2005-October-24, 02:15
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Do you make another move? Btw: you play with a partner who is a bit depressed at the moment and passes whenever he can
Caren
Do you make another move? Btw: you play with a partner who is a bit depressed at the moment and passes whenever he can
Caren
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Posted 2005-October-24, 03:11
Looks like Dbl. Perhaps play with more agressive partner. I personally hate making overtricks after I overbid.
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Posted 2005-October-24, 04:06
3D from me. If you transform one small diamond into a heart, then the double is clear.
Doubling now places too much confidence in partner having a stack of spades. There is a big danger that partner would be 4=3=3=3, and pass our double, or 3=4=3=3, bidding 3H, or 3=3=3=4 when he wouldn't know what to do, and could become even more depressed. Depending on what caused his depression in the first place he could even become suicidal or homicidal after this hand
But passing is even worse than doubling. First, partner is extra timid, second, it's MP so another move from us should be obligatory.
Partner could even have 5 spades, and 2Sp could still make. I once witnessed a disaster when partner opened 2D(multi), doubled 2Sp from LHO because she had 6 spades, and opps still made it +1 with 4:3 spades.
Petko
Doubling now places too much confidence in partner having a stack of spades. There is a big danger that partner would be 4=3=3=3, and pass our double, or 3=4=3=3, bidding 3H, or 3=3=3=4 when he wouldn't know what to do, and could become even more depressed. Depending on what caused his depression in the first place he could even become suicidal or homicidal after this hand
But passing is even worse than doubling. First, partner is extra timid, second, it's MP so another move from us should be obligatory.
Partner could even have 5 spades, and 2Sp could still make. I once witnessed a disaster when partner opened 2D(multi), doubled 2Sp from LHO because she had 6 spades, and opps still made it +1 with 4:3 spades.
Petko
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Posted 2005-October-24, 04:40
Double, and nothing else really occurred to me as a possibility.
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Posted 2005-October-24, 05:03
easy Dbl imo
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Posted 2005-October-24, 05:07
Dbl
3♦ could be weaker and partner can still have penalty of 2♠
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3♦ could be weaker and partner can still have penalty of 2♠
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Posted 2005-October-24, 05:26
Yes, you should reopen with a double whenever:
a) it is a possibility that partner may have a penalty double
you would have sat for it had partner made it
Both a and b apply, so I bring out the x card
a) it is a possibility that partner may have a penalty double
you would have sat for it had partner made itBoth a and b apply, so I bring out the x card
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Posted 2005-October-24, 07:48
I woudl double, but if my partner did reopen with 3♦ I wouldn't argue with him.
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Posted 2005-October-24, 08:18
pretty obvious X. Short spades, support for unbid suits, I even have extras (though not required).
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Posted 2005-October-24, 12:59
Double, might miss a♥ but I have little extra's and if pd decides to pass, we will have nice score.
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Posted 2005-October-24, 13:30
If pard is not in best shape, I bid 3♦. Not going to put him to the test by embarking on a difficult defense of 2♠ X.
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Posted 2005-October-24, 13:42
Passing is really not an option. I don't care whether partner is having her menopause or whatever, you cannot pass here.
Double, if partner passes then we have an easy defense, don't we have more defense than partner can expects? Usually partner won't have the penalty pass though, unfortunately.
Double, if partner passes then we have an easy defense, don't we have more defense than partner can expects? Usually partner won't have the penalty pass though, unfortunately.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2005-October-26, 18:19
Double !
Are you really unhappy if partner converts it penalties?
If P bids 2NT, you now have an easy 3D bid, which was where you would've been had you taken the other option.
DHL
Are you really unhappy if partner converts it penalties?
If P bids 2NT, you now have an easy 3D bid, which was where you would've been had you taken the other option.
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Posted 2005-October-26, 18:58
I prefer 3♦ over dbl. my defensive perspective doesn't look great with 6-card of ♦s.
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Posted 2005-October-28, 15:53
x for me also
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bidding so far:
1♦ 2♠(wj) pass pass (with hesitation)
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