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#41 User is offline   Cascade 

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Posted 2010-April-12, 16:20

Jlall, on Apr 13 2010, 09:32 AM, said:

gwnn, on Apr 12 2010, 03:27 PM, said:

Do we know that they are favourable actually? Not trying to be a format nazi, I somehow got the idea that we are at both Vul, now I can't find anything about them.

I always take 2nd seat vul to mean red/white, perhaps this is a non standard interpretation?

Interesting.

I would have been more inclined to think All Vul as in

Favourable
NV
Vul
Unfavourable

I guess there are other ways to define these

NV
Nil
All
Vul

Fits your idea. And jillybean was thinking the same way.

This suggests we just need to be more precise in defining our vulnerability.
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Posted 2010-April-12, 16:40

Anyone else on 3D vs x? I have no strong reasons really but I feel like my hand looks like an X more than a 3D bid. I'd like to have 6 diamonds for 3D and it'd a nice feeling to be able to get in clubs too.
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Posted 2010-April-12, 16:53

Double is fine for me.
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Posted 2010-April-12, 18:34

I like chiming in with 1♠ on such garbage hands with long suit but vulnerable it's too much even for me.
You need a partner who understands this style though to do that.
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Posted 2010-April-13, 02:51

gwnn reincarnation
and the result can be plotted on a graph.
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Posted 2010-April-13, 08:38

lmilne, on Apr 12 2010, 08:15 AM, said:

Would never act unless favourable, might bid 2S or 3S at fav.
Maybe 1S at nil. I don't see what the upshot is though.

Haha, I'm a donk... I actually got dealt Q876542 J3 T5 J3 tonight and bid 1♠ over 1♣ at unfav. Got to a good 4♠, obv.


Guess that illustrates the difference between theory and practice for me.
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Posted 2010-April-13, 12:46

lmilne, on Apr 13 2010, 08:38 AM, said:

lmilne, on Apr 12 2010, 08:15 AM, said:

Would never act unless favourable, might bid 2S or 3S at fav.
Maybe 1S at nil. I don't see what the upshot is though.

Haha, I'm a donk... I actually got dealt Q876542 J3 T5 J3 tonight and bid 1♠ over 1♣ at unfav. Got to a good 4♠, obv.


Guess that illustrates the difference between theory and practice for me.

Before you judge the merits of overcalling like this, you have to also assess whether you'd have gotten to 4♠ if you passed.
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Posted 2010-April-13, 13:06

helene_t, on Apr 12 2010, 09:21 AM, said:

I think your 4♥ bid was fine.

wat?
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Posted 2010-April-18, 03:36

I have encountered such a hand from RHO before.
RHO overcalled 4♠ on my partner's 1♦
for ♠Qxxxxxxx♥xxx♦-♣xx

And i've got ♠-♥Kxx♦KJTxx♣AKQJx

Why she bid like that? It's because we were too cute. Our partnership was too optimistic.
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