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[hv=d=n&v=b&s=sk843hj952d96cakt]133|100|Scoring: IMP

Pass - (1) - ?[/hv]

Does it pay to get involved with this hand?

 

I think it does, but both players passed in a match this evening (so I may have to resign from the Squadra Senilia).

 

Paul

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1NT for 3 suit t/o; perfect.

Dwayne, my man! Are you playing Overcall Structure with LL in Nashville?

 

I'll take a call. On the days I'm not playing OS, I'm glad to take a call and stay at the one level. Otherwise, I get the double-edged sword of preempting the opps to the 2 level, while (potentially) risking a larger penalty with a 1NTO.

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On a different thread I advocated a pass of 1 with more hcp and 4=4=2=3 shape, but felt it was close. Here, I double, and don't think it is (as) close.
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I'm of a particularly sound bidding theory (against LIA overcalls) as it pertains to direct overcalls at IMPs, feeling that usually no action should be taken (except of course wild-ass jumps on junk) that has no preemptive value unless you can imagine some game that might plausibly be bid.

 

So, I imagine a relatively non-exciting hand for Advancer, like AQxx x xxx Qxxxx. Game makes enough opposite that hand. I ain't opening that, and I open crap (this one is admittedly close, but not enough). My partner sometimes pukes when he sees what I open, so he ain't opening that either. So, I'm good enough to double.

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1NT for 3 suit t/o; perfect.

Huh? Is there some problem with double in your system Dwayne?

If you play 1NT for 3 suited t/o, you play double as 15+ balanced (or very strong). Basically, switch X and 1NT overcalls, only 1NT t/o can be lighter and is limited, while X showing balanced can be stronger than the usual 15-18 or whatever.

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