Insanity check

[cherdanno]

seriously?

-850 vs -300 is not possible? So in my mind, pass is an option, as well as 5♠. Is this a FP auction? I wouldn't think so. Plus no consideration as to who the opps are. If Meckwell were playing this would X still be so clear?

Yes I think double is obvious against anyone.

[olliebol]

Im also not convinced by the they must be close here posters. Double it is. If they are world class the happier i am for this opportunity.

[655321]

Double seems obvious to me, don't understand not doubling at all.

[rogerclee]

never mind

[Codo]

So they made a double game? WTP?

 

They just needed to pick up the hearts, clubs 3-3 (or finding the jack) and a diamond finesse.

 

Well done opps, push board.

[pooltuna]

So they made a double game? WTP?

 

They just needed to pick up the hearts, clubs 3-3 (or finding the jack) and a diamond finesse.

 

Well done opps, push board.

The real question in my mind is why partner chose this particular auction and how that impacts the decision process for the rest of the auction. Might or should we expect something like [hv=s=skjxxxxxxhdxxxcxx]133|100|[/hv] What I am trying to suggest is that partner should reserve jumps like 4♠/1NT for preemptive style calls. Certainly the colors on this hand are right for that.

[OleBerg]

So they made a double game? WTP?

 

They just needed to pick up the hearts, clubs 3-3 (or finding the jack) and a diamond finesse.

 

Well done opps, push board.

The real question in my mind is why partner chose this particular auction and how that impacts the decision process for the rest of the auction. Might or should we expect something like [hv=s=skjxxxxxxhdxxxcxx]133|100|[/hv] What I am trying to suggest is that partner should reserve jumps like 4♠/1NT for preemptive style calls. Certainly the colors on this hand are right for that.

Indeed. I love to wait for eight-card suits with absolutely nothing on the side. I see them all the time.

[Codo]

I agree that partner sometimes bids 4 ♠ with purely competetive hands. This happens. But if he waits for 8 card suit, he will wait quite long. I belive that the best approach is to use 4 ♠ for all kind of hands- from no defence 9 card suits to fair hands. This makes it much harder for the opps to make the right descission on the 5. level.

 

But even if partner has no defence: You may beat 5 ♥ here on pure power opposite a yarb. And even if not: You can gurantee that there are no overtricks, so what do you lose?

[pooltuna]

I agree that partner sometimes bids 4 ♠ with purely competetive hands. This happens. But if he waits for 8 card suit, he will wait quite long. I belive that the best approach is to use 4 ♠ for all kind of hands- from no defence 9 card suits to fair hands. This makes it much harder for the opps to make the right descission on the 5. level.

 

But even if partner has no defence: You may beat 5 ♥ here on pure power opposite a yarb. And even if not: You can gurantee that there are no overtricks, so what do you lose?

850 points :)

[OleBerg]

I agree that partner sometimes bids 4 ♠ with purely competetive hands. This happens. But if he waits for 8 card suit, he will wait quite long. I belive that the best approach is to use 4 ♠ for all kind of hands- from no defence 9 card suits to fair hands. This makes it much harder for the opps to make the right descission on the 5. level.

 

But even if partner has no defence: You may beat 5 ♥ here on pure power opposite a yarb. And even if not: You can gurantee that there are no overtricks, so what do you lose?

850 points :)

But not many IMP's.

 

Declarer on the actual hand picked up hearts without a double, and made the contract.

 

The board is from a four-table XIMP tournament, and the other three reults were:

 

4♠ making.

4♠ -1

4♠ -2

 

So a double would have cost virtually nothing.

 

 

This doesn't go for teams of cource, where your opponents never guess wrong, and your excellent teammates always have 650, if they are available.