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A five level decision! Your call

Poll: A five level decision! (24 member(s) have cast votes)

Your call

  1. Pass (10 votes [41.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 41.67%

  2. Double (13 votes [54.17%])

    Percentage of vote: 54.17%

  3. 6D (1 votes [4.17%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.17%

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#21 User is offline   dkham 

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Posted 2012-April-23, 01:31

I like to know how the story ended, what actually happened at the table here?
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Posted 2012-April-23, 04:56

West passed and 5-3 by North (they can get out for -2 if they don't lose finesse the second spade to opener) scored 2 / 14 match points.

Double would have improved the score a little (+500), but 5 makes (+600), and most were making 5+1 (+620) on a non spade lead.

One lucky East scored a coast-to-coast top for 5X+1.

The actual hands are below, but I was more interested in the principle here of whether West should be applying a red card.

Forum advice seems mixed, but leaning narrowly towards DOUBLE!

There is another debate to be had about whether South's action over 5 was sound. Half the Souths in a strong game found pass, a third found 5 which was always doubled by West, and a minority found double!


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Posted 2012-April-23, 06:44

View Postjules101, on 2012-April-23, 04:56, said:

There is another debate to be had about whether South's action over 5 was sound.

I doubt there would be much debate about it, but I could be wrong. To me it looks nuts.
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Posted 2012-April-23, 06:52

View Postdaveharty, on 2012-April-23, 06:44, said:

I doubt there would be much debate about it, but I could be wrong. To me it looks nuts.


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Posted 2012-April-23, 06:55

View Postdaveharty, on 2012-April-23, 06:44, said:

I doubt there would be much debate about it, but I could be wrong. To me it looks nuts.


Yup - but it did buy them most of the match points on the board, so they'll believe their action was sound.

Can't argue with success I suppose even tho I would like to.
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