Echognome Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 [hv=d=w&v=e&s=s6hqt94dt6c987432]133|100|Scoring: IMP(1♦) - 1♠ - (4♦) - P(P) - X - (P) - ?[/hv] Your call? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 [hv=d=w&v=e&s=s6hqt94dt6c987432]133|100|Scoring: IMP(1♦) - 1♠ - (4♦) - P(P) - X - (P) - ?[/hv] Your call? 4H will run to 5c if x, but I never get these right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Pass I like my stiff ♠ (partner will lead one from most holdings headed by the Ace and neither opp is especially short in the suit) and my useful ♥ cards for when I shift through declarer at trick 3. While I hate defending doubled partscores at imps, there are times you have to... else the opps own you forever. They may make, but I expect +500 more than I do -710 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyB Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Matt, it might be worth mentioning that the double was for takeout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impact Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 When I hold an unbid 6 card suit and partner doubles for takeout, I should be very reluctant to pass for penalties.... Sure you can make a case for a positive when partner starts with SA and continues and then we take 1 or 2 H and a C....BUT what about the perfectos where he holds 5-4-0-4 (and we are taking NO C tricks on defence) or 5-3-1-4 or 6-3-0-4 etc Any hand with C length (and he almost certainly holds 3+C) which has heavy holdings eg KQJ are likely to take 0 defensive tricks in the suit. Regardless of whether it is right this time, for the sake of partnership confidence I will pull to 5C with this hand (which I do not expect to make) but I do not expect to be more than 2 down. NB if he holds say Axxxx Axx x AKxx I am an overwhelming favourite for 5C, and say Axxxx AJx x KQJx makes 5C likely but 4D also likely....and all the more so on a C lead. Change his hand to say KQTxxx Kxx x KQJ where I am 2 down in 5C but they are likely making 4D... and what of AJxxxx Axx void AKxx and similar concoctions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I`ll take out the take out double and bid a confident 4 Heart. If this is doubled, I just sit and smile. Maybe I will stop smilling after writing dowm -500, but so is life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I`ll take out the take out double and bid a confident 4 Heart. If this is doubled, I just sit and smile. Maybe I will stop smilling after writing dowm -500, but so is life.Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Pass I like my stiff ♠ (partner will lead one from most holdings headed by the Ace and neither opp is especially short in the suit) and my useful ♥ cards for when I shift through declarer at trick 3. This sounds very nice -- but will partner really lead the bare ace (without the king)?If he doesn't have ♠A, we have close to 0 defensive tricks. If he has ♠AK, our ruffing value is wasted. If he has ♠A but not ♠K, he might not lead it... Anyway, I won't pass takeout doubles with Tx trumps and a 6-card suit. I will bid 4♥. Hey, I may still dream of getting to clubs if partner corrects 4♥ to 4♠ :) Arend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Why didn't opps bid 5♦ with that many trumps? Probably because they have some losers in ♠. I pass, but I'm not confident about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Am I seeing something wrong? Dbl is take-out and I got a 6-4 in the unbid suits? 4♥ stands a mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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