ahydra Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 IMPs, vul vs not, opps are reasonably solid players [hv=pc=n&w=skj96h5dt93caj742&d=w&v=e&b=16&a=p1n(12-14)p2d(!h)p2hppp]133|200[/hv] Am I a wimp - should I have doubled 2H? Edit: defence to 1NT is Landy (2C = MM), others natural, with X 15+. ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelicityR Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 The only player with any knowledge of "who's got what" (as one of my rubber bridge partners says) is South knowing partner has 12-14 balanced. Vulnerable at IMPs I'm not getting involved. Two spades or three clubs could be on, but partner having not doubled the opening 1NT bidder hasn't got a wealth of strength in his/her hand. If partner has hearts, he/she isn't going to know to stick or twist. I'd rather lose a few IMPs than a wedge on a one board decision in a match. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagles123 Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 yes, auto X imo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardVector Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Against a strong nt, I'd be more concerned. Against 12-14, double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmnka447 Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Actually, it's more dangerous to compete in these situations versus a weak NT than a strong NT as responder can have more values. With the values more evenly distributed, the defense usually goes better, too. If responder has a bust hand, partner would be close to having enough to double (opener 14 + your 9 + responder 2-3 = 25-26 leaving partner with 14-15). So the decision isn't as clear cut as you might believe. But you do have some shape and decent cards. I'd probably double nonetheless, but if we were way up, I might just pass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo1201 Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Uneasy. Green or MPs it is an automatic X. Here, even protected by not bidding 2H immediately, we are not sure they have a fit and partner can have anything between 6 and 14 so to speak, and no 8-cd fit for me. OTOH I have a more than decent hand for balancing and we could have a very nice partial to play. The little competitive devil whispers X to my ears. Not sure yet they would X us, it is IMP right? So unless the opponents are very good and bold players, I X especially if I need to seize every IMP opportunity to qualify, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBengtsson Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 double trouble. pass coward. equal choice = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted May 3, 2019 Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 One of the largest downsides (at imps) to a weak NT is the lack of super accept. I loathe to back in after these types of auctions w/o solid intermediate values (10s and 9s) due to the small % of chance they have underbid. Not enough reward for the risk involved here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahydra Posted May 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 Thanks all. So, 4.5-2.5 in favour of double. Partner had a flat 13 count, opps could make 2H and we could make 3S (even 4 with some good card-reading). Of course, next time RHO will have some of partner's points and we go down. I thought it was a clear X if nonvul or holding a little bit more, but vul it was a bit much. Other table opps didn't think so though, and combined with my wimpishness and partner's misdefence it cost 7 IMPs. BTW, I could have sworn this post had a poll. Perhaps when I edited it on my phone it deleted the poll? :huh: ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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