Phil Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 nv v nv, IMPs, short Matches Dealer opens 3S on your right: Kx QJxx AQxx T9x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Pass. Too flattish for my taste. Not surprised if dbl turns out to be a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Wow is this a dull hand or what? Gotta bump this to the top (sorry). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Pass due to ODR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I know the feeling. My feet have bad ODR right now. I feel really sorry for my seatmates on the 2 1/2 hour flight to louisville :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 lol. but gnome is right, ODR is low, I think pass is best I want some more (decent 14 or good 13) to double with a doubleton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasetb Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I feel stupid for asking this, but what is ODR? Anyways, I am passing, because I tend to follow the Mike Lawrence rule of 7 - will your bid/double work out if partner has an average 7 HCP? This hand screams NO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Gonzalo's answer to the question is a lot more fun than mine. ODR = Offense to Defense Ratio. Our hand has 12 points and shortness in the opponent's suit, but the points are more defensive in nature. If the hand were instead xx QJxx AQxx KTx, I think you would get a lot more "Double, WTP?" answers. Edit: Just in case, WTP? = What's The Problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Pass and this is not close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 pass and it's a little close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 If there was an option, I'd vote for "pass is clear, but considering doubling for two seconds is reasonable". I went with "pass is clear", which is a bit of an overstatement to my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I passed too but I think I thought about it for 5 seconds. Partner had a balanced 13 with ♠AQx and 5 hearts. 4H doesn't make. 3N might. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_20686 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I'd double. Feels aggressive, but probability of losing a lot of imps when this is wrong is pretty small. In a short match feels right to dble. Might get a big score out, but much more likely to generate a good score in, or to make no difference. Do not really mind 4h-2 when 3s-1 or something similar, which is probably your main loser in expectation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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