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Too dangerous?

Poll: Your call: (23 member(s) have cast votes)

Your call:

  1. Pass (2 votes [8.70%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.70%

  2. Double (7 votes [30.43%])

    Percentage of vote: 30.43%

  3. 4S (14 votes [60.87%])

    Percentage of vote: 60.87%

  4. Other (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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Posted 2008-February-28, 10:20

Scoring: Total Points

(Pass) - Pass - (4♥) - ?

From a Scottish league match, where aggregate scoring is the norm. If it matters, opponents are experts and you are underdogs in this fixture.
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Posted 2008-February-28, 10:24

I expect a few will say "double, WTP". If you don't mind returning -990's, go ahead and be glib about this one.

RHO opened a red/white 4♥ opener. He expects to make or come damn close.

Some of this depends on pard's tendencies. I think I'll accept the transfer and bid a funny 4♠ here, but I am sympathetic toward a pass.
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Posted 2008-February-28, 10:27

I'd accept the transfer as well. I've seen Dbl with this sort of hand work out badly too many times. I still think it's close between these two calls, with pass a distant 3rd.
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Posted 2008-February-28, 11:33

Yes, 4♠, I don't think partner should make a slam try very often with a passed hand, especially at these colors where 4♠ could be partly intended as a sacrifice.

Dbl is no option for me. Would probably have doubled opposite an unpassed p, though.
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Posted 2008-February-28, 11:39

I'm always very pissed off when they bid 4♠ over my 4♥ (OK sometimes I bid 4H on nothing, then not that pissed off). I want to piss off the fancy experts. I'd X without the T of spades probably
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Posted 2008-February-28, 11:49

I would also bid 4S but was tempted to pass. I agree that double is too likely to lead to 4HX making (perhaps with overs).
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Posted 2008-February-28, 11:53

If partner wasn't a passed hand I might double, some days we can find 6m. As it is I would bid 4♠. In either situation I don't mind pass.
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Posted 2008-February-28, 11:56

4♠ looks semi-automatic. Dangerous to bid, more dangerous to pass, and double is almost the worst of both worlds. Bonus for 4♠ is that it is more difficult for LHO to double 4♠ on a direct overcall than to double 5minor when partner pulls our double... not to mention the risk of -790 or greater when partner, bereft of length anywhere, leaves it in.
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Posted 2008-February-28, 12:51

4♠. Not close to pass or double IMO.
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Posted 2008-February-28, 13:22

4♠
Yes, too dangerous to Pass or Double.

What you think of the opponents is not relevant - just play bridge. :rolleyes:
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Posted 2008-February-28, 15:05

I don't like 4♠.

I would double for sure if partner was not a passed hand.

I think it is very close between passing and acting with partner having passed.
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Posted 2008-February-28, 15:32

4S

I don't consider doubling on this as an option.
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Posted 2008-February-29, 03:48

A single result proves little, but this hand was the time to keep quiet.

A double results in -790 and 4♠ is -1100. Partner holds a 1444 4-count and RHO has a heavy 4♥ opener (xx AKQxxx xx AKx).

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Posted 2008-February-29, 05:25

I had won the board... just - 790. ;)

Despite knowing that pass could be very right, I cannot bring myself to do it. And I hadn´t enough bad boards by myself here to stop doubling.

In the actual hand, opener has 7 tricks in his hand and find his partner with three more. This is real bad luck.
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Posted 2008-February-29, 05:49

Partner is a passed hand. Pass and its not close! Double opposite and unpassed hand and that wouldn't be close either.

Edit. I just read the result....Well don't say you weren't warned. For those who say one board proves nothing..true, but to bid opposite a passed hand is excessive in the extreme.
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