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Pulling a double Is there any 'theory' about this?

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Posted 2009-May-07, 10:47

♠7
♥75
♦QT952
♣T8753

Ugly hand, I know. You got to play it at the following point:

1♦ 2♦ 3♦ 4♠
5♦ Pa Pa 5♠
X Pa ???

What do you do now? Would partner's pass be forcing? Let's suppose your partner knows you can have this hand from the bidding, does that change your decision? Let's say partner expects a better hand, do you bid differently?

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Posted 2009-May-07, 10:54

If pard expects me to have just about this, I pass. Otherwise I'll wiggle... and probably pass also. LOL.
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Posted 2009-May-07, 11:05

Partner did not ask for my opinion. He said that 5♠ was going down. Who am I to overrule him?
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Posted 2009-May-07, 12:02

3♦ was a clear misbid imo. 4♦ preemptive instead, perhaps even 5♦, if 1♦ shows 4. As usual it becomes a problem to respect partner's later decisions when one fails to show the nature of the supporting hand.
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Posted 2009-May-07, 12:43

When you bid 3♦, you committed yourself to passing now.... never try to correct a mistake in these circumstances... stay fixed, and remember this hand next time you are tempted to make a call such as 3♦.

Of course, if this hand was within the range of hands partner can expect for 3♦ (I prefer pass or maybe 4♦), then this is a wtp pass.
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Posted 2009-May-07, 12:45

3♦ committed you to passing now.
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Posted 2009-May-07, 12:47

Bear with me here:

I don't think I've ever not regretted pulling partner's double at the 5-level
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Posted 2009-May-07, 12:49

kfay, on May 7 2009, 01:47 PM, said:

Bear with me here:

I don't think I've ever not regretted pulling partner's double at the 5-level

That was hard to follow. Sort of double negative-ish.

So, you have always been wrong when pulling, right?
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Posted 2009-May-07, 12:52

kenrexford, on May 7 2009, 01:49 PM, said:

kfay, on May 7 2009, 01:47 PM, said:

Bear with me here:

I don't think I've ever not regretted pulling partner's double at the 5-level

That was hard to follow. Sort of double negative-ish.

So, you have always been wrong when pulling, right?

:) Correct.

Not like it's happened many times. Definitely could count the number on 1 hand I think, which is how I'm pretty sure my memory is correct.

Anyway yeah I pass here.
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Posted 2009-May-08, 11:20

Did partner just make a striped tailed ape double?
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