han Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 Come on.. redouble with any 10+ hand? You got to be kidding: AKJxxx - Kxx Axxx?? Jimmy, do you really think about playing 1H doubled when you hold this hand? Do you really think "ha, I have 10+ points, the opponents are in trouble"? Perhaps I would have more respect for this treatment had I been born before it was thrown out of the window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 Agree that ng's answer is contradicting itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 Come on.. redouble with any 10+ hand? You got to be kidding: AKJxxx - Kxx Axxx?? Jimmy, do you really think about playing 1H doubled when you hold this hand? Do you really think "ha, I have 10+ points, the opponents are in trouble"? Perhaps I would have more respect for this treatment had I been born before it was thrown out of the window. no, not with *any* 10+ point hand, han... many things go into it, but i'd be very surprised if expert opinion on a good defensive, 10-12 hcp, hand in 3rd seat has changed much... read again what i said below, "it's our hand, a penalty double is not out of the question... this penalty x seems pretty much useless if it's only good for the minors" ... so it would be made on a hand that's ours and one in which there are chances to penalize the opps... of course we don't x them if we think we can make more by bidding nv vs. vul, the bidding is 1d (x) and you hold: ♠KJxx♥ATx♦xx♣KJxx do you bid 1♠ or do you xx? i'd redouble, personally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikestar Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 I can't see 2D on this--if we are going to bypass spades, let's go for maximum preemption and bid 3D. This may leave them on a guess about whether or not to bid 4H. 2D is no more obtructive than 1S when we know they are bidding hearts. (2D is more attractive with a stiff club.) 1S is my choice because of the payoff when it is right--we then have a double fit and 4S is very likely a make or a good save depending on partner's strength. At MP I would forget the spades and bid 3D--I believe the frenquency of gain is higher this way,as it is always better when partner doesn't have spades. I think that 2D should show support and a low ODR: here my AS is equally offensive and defensive and my diamond honors are pure offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 ♠KJxx♥ATx♦xx♣KJxx do you bid 1♠ or do you xx? i'd redouble, personally redouble: 2 suits with 4+ cards besides the opening suit and 10+ HCP, creates forcing pass sequencec at any level for us. That hand you posted seems perfect for redouble, only when you had singleton on the missing suit or void, or a 6 card suit you should start bidding them before getting preempted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 i agree, fluffy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Sorry Jimmy, I thought you were defending the opinion of the master solver who said that 1S showed less than 10 pts. I agree with your comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigpenz Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 1♠ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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