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Responding to partner's takeout double ... at the five level

Poll: Responding to partner's takeout double (33 member(s) have cast votes)

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  1. Pass (27 votes [81.82%])

    Percentage of vote: 81.82%

  2. 5H (6 votes [18.18%])

    Percentage of vote: 18.18%

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#41 User is offline   gordontd 

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Posted 2013-January-11, 07:46

View PostPhilKing, on 2013-January-10, 20:00, said:

The silver bullet is that partner will often raise to six and go off when we bid Five Hearts.

The big money is in bidding and making slam - not trying to land on a pinhead at the five level. By stipulating that a removal to five of a suit shows a better and more shapely hand, we make our slam decisions more accurate.

Also, your example hands are all pretty suitable. Partner is allowed to have a good 4351, for instance, in which case bidding rates to work very poorly.

One might happily ignore all the noise in the rest of the thread, and leave only this.
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Posted 2013-January-11, 09:48

View Postbigbenvic, on 2013-January-10, 19:45, said:

Oh to be 24 again :-(


LOL - can I go back to 24 again, even if it means I get dinged for 800 once in a while?
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