Apollo81 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 All Vul, IMPs ♠Qxx ♥AKQT ♦xx ♣Qxxx (p)-p-(p)-1NT*(3♦)-p-(p)-? *11-14 you're playing negative doubles here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerE Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Pass looks very normal to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Tough one. I just pass. If they make it then maybe we lose 5 or it's normal. Move on. Give me some black-suit spots and I'll reconsider. If partner is sitting over there with a penalty double maybe he should have just bid 3NT at these colors rather than go for win (maybe) 5. Oops. I didn't notice we we're 4th seat. Lol. Forget what I said about possible holdings from partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 seriously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Pass, LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Pass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 One of the reasons for playing a weak NT is to put your opponents in a situation that they are not used to dealing with. For some reason, your LHO has decided to bid 3♦ after both he and his partner have passed. I am hoping that this is not a wise decision. One thing I do know is that this is not likely to be our hand at the 3 level. I pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Please tell me you posted this to settle an argument, not because you genuinely don't know what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkDean Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I think that white on white, MPs, fourth seat, double would be reasonable. red/red, IMPs, I am passing like a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I know some fine card players who double at mps. I think they also double at imps, but the players I am thinking of are far better mp players than they are imp players, and this type of hand is the reason: they are hyper-aggressive... getting 200 or 500 3 times gets 3 tops, while going -670 or -800 once is a zero. The imp odds are a little different :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Pass. I would think no other call should be even considered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Pard is passed hand, so pass as well. Else dbl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 [hv=d=w&v=b&n=sakthxxxdxckt9xxx&w=sjxxhxxxdakjtxxxc&e=sxxxxhjxxdqxxcajx&s=sqxxhakqtdxxcqxxx]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] I was West. South at my table reopened with a double and North bid the cold 5♣. I'm rather shocked that North didn't open 2♣ Precision OR negative double 3♦. I was telling some people how I got "fixed" on this hand, and I was getting suggestions that double was a reasonable call -- after all both opponents are passed hands. Anyway I thought the double was pretty crazy -- posted it here to see what people thought. Incidentally -- what would people do with the West hand in 1st seat? I thought bidding 3♦ was out since it was too likely we would miss a cold major or 3NT game. I considered a 1♦ opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Whether I opened 3D or 1D would depend on my partnership style, but I hate pass. In most partnerships I would open 3D and not be worried about missing 3N. Sure I would be worried because my hand was suitable for a major, but I think 3D is a lot less flawed than pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Prefer opening 3♦. Note that 33 in the majors is only bad if pard has like 14-16 hcp with 5 major (with more, he bids 3M over 3♦). On the plus side, 3♦ totally blocks out what seems to be opps' long suit (clubs), with them having little chance to bid 3NT (that would require, say, Qxx from LHO or Qxxx from RHO - possible, but not that common). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 I really don't understand the first pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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