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this isn't the hand to do it
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Posted Yesterday, 18:31
Perhaps a little aggressive with this hand but it had me wondering, why not show the other 2 suits.
2D pass or correct, what else can it be?
2D pass or correct, what else can it be?
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Posted Yesterday, 19:32
jillybean, on 2025-May-20, 18:31, said:
Perhaps a little aggressive with this hand but it had me wondering, why not show the other 2 suits.
2D pass or correct, what else can it be?
2D pass or correct, what else can it be?
It could be diamonds only. (Or would 2♦ the previous round be to play? I think it should be, but I am a voice in the wilderness.)
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Posted Yesterday, 19:38
bluenikki, on 2025-May-20, 19:32, said:
It could be diamonds only. (Or would 2♦ the previous round be to play? I think it should be, but I am a voice in the wilderness.)
2♦ to play would work
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Posted Yesterday, 23:30
X pick a red suit
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Posted Today, 00:05
mw64ahw, on 2025-May-20, 23:30, said:
X pick a red suit
Are you sure double is takeout not penalty?
Is your partner sure?
Is playing it as
penalty better on this auction?
Reminds me of a somewhat similar auction from past Monday at club with first time partner.
I doubled RHO in 3c as penalty
Passed back to RHO who bids 3H
I double again
Except this time partner pulls my penalty double and puts us in a failing contract.
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Posted Today, 01:33
mw64ahw, on 2025-May-20, 23:30, said:
X pick a red suit
My rule is that doubles are penalty once we have tried to pass out the hand, so this would be a penalty double.
It may not be a perfect rule for all hands but it is simple and easy to apply.
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Posted Today, 01:58
X - T/O, and just do it.
As it is, even if p passes and given your huge defensive assets it makes, ... 2CX= is only 180,
you basically need a 50% chance to get it down.
Our rule is, if T/O still makes sense, it is T/O. And it makes sense as long as there are at least
two suits left to choose from and the X occurred at a low level.
In the given seq. 2D should be natural, common agreement set made it impossible to show diamonds
at the 2 level earlier, and a 2C would show inv. values .. pass did not deny values short of inv.
strength.
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As it is, even if p passes and given your huge defensive assets it makes, ... 2CX= is only 180,
you basically need a 50% chance to get it down.
Our rule is, if T/O still makes sense, it is T/O. And it makes sense as long as there are at least
two suits left to choose from and the X occurred at a low level.
In the given seq. 2D should be natural, common agreement set made it impossible to show diamonds
at the 2 level earlier, and a 2C would show inv. values .. pass did not deny values short of inv.
strength.
With kind regards
Marlowe
With kind regards
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
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Posted Today, 03:40
mike777, on 2025-May-21, 00:05, said:
Are you sure double is takeout not penalty?
Is your partner sure?
Is your partner sure?
Yep double definitely takeout.
I had two such calls on Monday with a first time partner one of which was passed out for penalty for a top when partner had their suit.
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