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Pass, mostly a partnership thing.

 

The chance of MY partner stopping in a plus score if I double are remote and if pard has 3 spades and 4 hearts (or 4-4 and a simple 3 heart bid) you will be doomed on the get go.

 

If pard has a modest club stack in a balanced hand, minus 670 or 870 is in play.

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This case is marginal between Pass and Double.

 

In our style, An overcall here is a opening hand and a takeout Dbl is 16+DP(11+DP with void , +1 DP for each 5th 6th ... card in any suit).

 

It depents on what actions your partner are likely to take. Playing with my slammish partner i will choose to Pass.

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My first impression was to pass, double and 3 other possibilities. I think I'll stick to pass even though double looks better now that it has been 'supported'.

 

I hope partner reopens, 4 over 3NT then, 4 over double.

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RHO opens 3C.  Your call?

 

If you double, are you sitting for 3NT?  If not, what is your plan?

OK, so there is significant support for both pass and double (sitting for 3NT), and none for any other action.

 

Partner's hand is:

 

AKx

xx

Qxxxx

Kxx

 

If you pass you get to defend 3C, and if you double you get to be dummy in 3NT. Without knowing the opponents' hands, which position would you prefer to be in? Yes, I know you'd rather be playing 5D, or even 4S, but that's why people preempt ;)

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i'm pretty sure at the table id be a wuss and pass. apparently i should reconsider!

This is my Touc on it too. I wouldn't mind Xing so much, but I am not sure I really want partner to jump to 6 in a contested auction

Are you serious? I would be delighted if partner jumped to 6H, because it will make. I have great support - 2 Aces and a void!

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i'm pretty sure at the table id be a wuss and pass. apparently i should reconsider!

This is my Touc on it too. I wouldn't mind Xing so much, but I am not sure I really want partner to jump to 6 in a contested auction

Are you serious? I would be delighted if partner jumped to 6H, because it will make. I have great support - 2 Aces and a void!

great support is not the same as having the hand you said you did and 6 is often based on a lot of guesswork on his part and expecting his partner to actually hold high cards

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Partner's hand is:

 

AKx

xx

Qxxxx

Kxx

 

If you pass you get to defend 3C, and if you double you get to be dummy in 3NT.  Without knowing the opponents' hands, which position would you prefer to be in?  Yes, I know you'd rather be playing 5D, or even 4S, but that's why people preempt  :lol:

Passing is very wrong IMO.

 

This is the kind of hand where neither player should act in live position, but both must reopen.

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