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- From: taylor@foraker.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Eric Taylor)
- Newsgroups: rec.games.bridge
- Subject: Re: This actually happened to me...
- Message-ID: <7215@tivoli.UUCP>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 02:58:27 GMT
- References: <1992Dec20.154523.14051@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec20.154523.14051@midway.uchicago.edu>, pynq@quads.uchicago.edu (Jeremy Mathers) writes:
- |> None vul - you hold: Kxxxx,x,xx,xxxxx
- |> Partner opens 1H, next hand doubles. Your call?
- |>
- |> Sharif/Hirsch recommend a pass.
- |>
- |> However, some time ago, this actually happened to me, and I passed, and
- |> partner went for 300. Partner said I should have seen it coming, and I
- |> think he's right. Isn't the most likely heart distribution 5-1-1-6 ?
- |> (As it, in fact, was) Isn't it clear that a penalty pass is coming?
- |>
- |> Partner had 3 spades and 5 (bad) hearts. How is he to know when to
- |> rescue himself?
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- The opponents were also probably a favorite to make 3NT.
- If you were only -300 I would smile and be happy. :-)
-
- Partner is sitting over the person with length
- in his suit. This is very good for him. Mike Lawrence
- mentions that one of the least rewarding doubles are those
- made under strength. The truly devastating doubles at the
- 1 level are those made by the balancer.
-
- If you bid 1S with the above hand, what are you going to do
- when partner bids 2NT? That will probably be the last time you
- play with that partner. If you feel you MUST bid with the above
- hand, make a preemptive bid.
-