ghow Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 w. v. r u hold Q98 QJ2 QJ AQ642 rho bids 1!d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 X gets the hand off your chest for the rest of the auction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 I agree with the tuna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 Agree with tuna too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 IMPs or MPs? I am inclined to PASS. This hand looks defensive to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Pass. I'll balance over 2♦ but an initial double is too likely to encourage partner to continue over their 3♦ when that is wrong. It's equal to Q98 QJ2 32 AQ642 and considerably worse than Q982 QJ32 32 AQ2, which is still only a minimum double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I seriously LOL at how much people downgrade stuff like QJ tight when the opps overcall a suit or something, but when they simply open one of a minor it is now worth 0 points????? Get real! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benlessard Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 WTP double Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel_k Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I seriously LOL at how much people downgrade stuff like QJ tight when the opps overcall a suit or something, but when they simply open one of a minor it is now worth 0 points????? Get real! It's not worth zero points if we're considering 3NT or something similar, but for the purposes of deciding whether to make a takeout double in this situation the QJ is worth next to nothing. Competitive decisions are based on offensive/defensive differential not just a count of our side's assets. If partner has a five card major and some values and they compete to 3♦ he is going to get it wrong if I double with this hand. I might have valued the QJ as negative on the grounds that opponents will have more elsewhere when missing QJ of their suit, plus it has a better chance of scoring a trick on defence than offense. I took a rosy view and just counted it as zero :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Overcall 2C. This takes up a lot more room than a double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 2♣ at IMPs. Not sure what to do at matchpoints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Double, not sure which of Pass and 2♣ I dislike more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Double, not sure which of Pass and 2♣ I dislike more. 2C has to be worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Double, not sure which of Pass and 2♣ I dislike more. 2C has to be worse! Thank you, I was starting to feel sick hearing all those club bids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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