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  1. Newsgroups: rec.games.bridge
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!news.aero.org!speedy.aero.org!morningstar.aero.org!user
  3. From:  martino@courier6.aero.org(Nick Martino)
  4. Subject: Re: This actually happened to me...
  5. Message-ID: <1992Dec22.020913.12047@speedy.aero.org>
  6. Followup-To: rec.games.bridge
  7. Sender: news@speedy.aero.org
  8. Nntp-Posting-Host: morningstar.aero.org
  9. Organization: The Aerospace Corporation
  10. References: <1992Dec20.154523.14051@midway.uchicago.edu>
  11. Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 02:09:13 GMT
  12. Lines: 46
  13.  
  14.  "the beave" wrote:
  15. > 
  16. > None vul - you hold: Kxxxx,x,xx,xxxxx
  17. > Partner opens 1H, next hand doubles.  Your call?
  18. > 
  19. > Sharif/Hirsch recommend a pass.
  20. > 
  21. > However, some time ago, this actually happened to me, and I passed, and
  22. > partner went for 300.  Partner said I should have seen it coming, and I
  23. > think he's right.
  24.  
  25. I think your partner is a results merchant.
  26.  
  27. >  Isn't the most likely heart distribution 5-1-1-6 ?
  28.  
  29. I haven't run a simulation, but I'd be willing to bet that, on average,
  30. partner rates to have more Hearts than anyone else at the table. Possible
  31. distributions include 7-2-1-3, 7-1-1-4, 6-1-1-5, 6-2-1-4, 6-3-1-3, 5-3-1-4,
  32. 5-2-1-5 etc.
  33.  
  34. >  Isn't it clear that a penalty pass is coming?
  35. >
  36. No.  It's probably coming less than half the time.  LHO may have a Notrump
  37. or Diamond bid. 
  38.  
  39. > Partner had 3 spades and 5 (bad) hearts.  How is he to know when to
  40. > rescue himself?
  41.  
  42. Any time one of your competent opponents passes a takeout double at the
  43. one-level, you know you're up against a real stack. Therefore, if you can
  44. envision another place to play, it's probably right to initiate rescue
  45. operations.  
  46.  
  47. ---Nick 
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  53.     martino@courier6.Aero.org (Nick Martino)                            
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  55.     The Aerospace Corporation                                            
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