mtvesuvius Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 All Vulnerable at IMPs, partner deals, you hold: ♠ Txxx♥ ------♦ A98x♣ J98xx 2♥ - (P) - P - (X)P - (P) - ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlson Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Why does this look so familiar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I always stick it out in this situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdanno Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I think XX should show a 2-suiter (at least 5-5), not a 3-suiter on this auction. With a 3-suiter it just doesn't seem enough of a gain to risk raising the level to get to play a 4-3 fit. Here, with an ace an bad suits, passing seems clear to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerclee Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Redouble, my weak twos definitely aren't sound enough to stick this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted April 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I chose to XX. My dad once again found the green card in his box to send me to bed early. -1600 is not good bridge. He had Jx KJ98xx Txx QT, OOPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I wonder what your dad would say if he read the forums lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted April 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I wonder what your dad would say if he read the forums lately. Well, I'm mainly posting these because he was arguing for his bid each time, and they are more sanity checks for me... Anyway, on this one, I wasn't sure if I should redouble, maybe I should have just taken -800 and gone home? Anyway... It wouldn't have mattered, since our partners defended 2♥ undoubled, and I got to get a little sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Agree with Cherdanno. Very likely this hand has no eight-card fit, and redouble just risks playing at the three-level doubled instead of the two-level. The hands where running is worthwhile are the ones with two five-card or longer suits, where the chance of finding a fit is fairly good. Obviously opener should not pass out 2♥XX, but if opener runs I'd expect -1100 in 3♣X to be a typical result, obviously worse than the -800 declarer would've gotten in 2♥X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I can solve the arguments. 2♥ vul on that balanced defensive piece of crap was bad.Redouble with an ace and bad suits was bad.Passing the redouble was hopelessly awful and shows he doesn't understand basic bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill1157 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 there's that wonderful SOS XX in action! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Brutal. I guess I would have stuck it out. I have a trick and an entry for pard, which might be useful for finessing something through the doubler or shortening his hand. I see nothing wrong with a weak 2 with pop's hand. I think anyone who says its wrong is resulting. 800 against their 3N isn't a disaster. If you xx he should pull to his fragment, but 3♦ looks very bloody too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 How can he pass XX? That's LOL I also thought I was smart like this one time and the result was very similar. Cannot CANNOT pass, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I wonder what your dad would say if he read the forums lately. If mtvesuvius suddenly disappears from the forums, we can guess that dad has found out. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I wonder what your dad would say if he read the forums lately. Probably make him go back to using the computer for WoW and porn like most his age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted April 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I wonder what your dad would say if he read the forums lately. Probably make him go back to using the computer for WoW and porn like most his age. What an awful punishment :) I guess maybe I should encourage him to ban me then? :) Anyway... We won the KO and so all's (somewhat) well that ends well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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