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The auction proceeds (1♠) Dbl (2♦) Dbl (4♠), where 2♦ is a transfer to hearts. Your call?
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Posted 2008-January-24, 22:55
You hold
The auction proceeds (1♠) Dbl (2♦) Dbl (4♠), where 2♦ is a transfer to hearts. Your call?
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The auction proceeds (1♠) Dbl (2♦) Dbl (4♠), where 2♦ is a transfer to hearts. Your call?
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Posted 2008-January-24, 22:56
Either double or monkeys, can't imagine anything else.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2008-January-24, 23:01
I am going to X. They won't make it if pd really has her double of 2D - from where are their tricks coming as we have 3 suits sewn up. Lead A and another S.
"The King of Hearts a broadsword bears, the Queen of Hearts a rose." W. H. Auden.
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Posted 2008-January-25, 04:28
Reformatting the auction
(1♠) - Dbl - (2♦) - Dbl
(4♠) - ???
5C, what else?
You decided to treat this hand as a strong 1-suiter
with clubs, because you hoped to hear hearts.
Partner did not have hearts, but the opponents,
now I show my suit.
With kind regards
Marlowe
(1♠) - Dbl - (2♦) - Dbl
(4♠) - ???
5C, what else?
You decided to treat this hand as a strong 1-suiter
with clubs, because you hoped to hear hearts.
Partner did not have hearts, but the opponents,
now I show my suit.
With kind regards
Marlowe
With kind regards
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
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Posted 2008-January-25, 04:36
If I had to guess, I guess this is a problem about different explanations:
2 Diamond was alerted as transfer and meant as Diamonds. When South- with a double fit in Hearts and Clubs- did receive 300 in 4 Spade X and not 620 or more in a suit contract, E/W said this was his fault, bidding on was mandatory the double silly.
Anyway I agree with Marlowe, this is a wtp hand.
But I disagree with his bid. X is it. Pd did show diamonds, we have clubs and Hearts, why do we want to bid on the 5. level?
2 Diamond was alerted as transfer and meant as Diamonds. When South- with a double fit in Hearts and Clubs- did receive 300 in 4 Spade X and not 620 or more in a suit contract, E/W said this was his fault, bidding on was mandatory the double silly.
Anyway I agree with Marlowe, this is a wtp hand.
But I disagree with his bid. X is it. Pd did show diamonds, we have clubs and Hearts, why do we want to bid on the 5. level?
Kind Regards
Roland
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More system is not the answer...
Roland
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More system is not the answer...
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Posted 2008-January-25, 04:42
Codo, on Jan 25 2008, 05:36 AM, said:
If I had to guess, I guess this is a problem about different explanations:
2 Diamond was alerted as transfer and meant as Diamonds. When South- with a double fit in Hearts and Clubs- did receive 300 in 4 Spade X and not 620 or more in a suit contract, E/W said this was his fault, bidding on was mandatory the double silly.
Anyway I agree with Marlowe, this is a wtp hand.
But I disagree with his bid. X is it. Pd did show diamonds, we have clubs and Hearts, why do we want to bid on the 5. level?
2 Diamond was alerted as transfer and meant as Diamonds. When South- with a double fit in Hearts and Clubs- did receive 300 in 4 Spade X and not 620 or more in a suit contract, E/W said this was his fault, bidding on was mandatory the double silly.
Anyway I agree with Marlowe, this is a wtp hand.
But I disagree with his bid. X is it. Pd did show diamonds, we have clubs and Hearts, why do we want to bid on the 5. level?
Having read the arguments for double,
I tend to agree, ... but 5C was my first
impuls, and at the table I usually follow
my first impuls.
With kind regards
Marlowe
With kind regards
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
Uwe Gebhardt (P_Marlowe)
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Posted 2008-January-25, 09:22
I was hoping someone else would ask....
what is Monkeys ?!!
what is Monkeys ?!!
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
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Posted 2008-January-25, 09:56
Is monkeys oo-oo-oo and flapping hands about table/bid box. I like that!
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Posted 2008-January-25, 10:03
It's IMPs. I'm taking the monkey... I mean money. (Dbl)
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Posted 2008-January-25, 15:28
jillybean2, on Jan 25 2008, 10:22 AM, said:
I was hoping someone else would ask....
what is Monkeys ?!!
what is Monkeys ?!!
A stupid convention that "experts" play.
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Posted 2008-January-25, 15:36
jillybean2, on Jan 25 2008, 05:22 PM, said:
I was hoping someone else would ask....
what is Monkeys ?!!
what is Monkeys ?!!
A keyboard monkey (or mouse monkey) is the legendary monkey who with a probability of 10^(-50000) reproduces the collected works of Shakespeare. On BBF, the monkey is responsible for the fact that no poll ever receives an unanimous verdict. It is custom to include a "monkey" option in polls, just in case someone wants to vote for something which you did not anticipate.
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Posted 2008-January-25, 15:44
helene_t, on Jan 25 2008, 04:36 PM, said:
jillybean2, on Jan 25 2008, 05:22 PM, said:
I was hoping someone else would ask....
what is Monkeys ?!!
what is Monkeys ?!!
A keyboard monkey (or mouse monkey) is the legendary monkey who with a probability of 10^(-50000) reproduces the collected works of Shakespeare. On BBF, the monkey is responsible for the fact that no poll ever receives an unanimous verdict. It is custom to include a "monkey" option in polls, just in case someone wants to vote for something which you did not anticipate.
such a party pooper
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Posted 2008-January-26, 04:20
jillybean2, on Jan 25 2008, 03:22 PM, said:
I was hoping someone else would ask....
what is Monkeys ?!!
what is Monkeys ?!!
It's a non-statistical sampling method* designed to test how many forums readers are voting randomly. Whenever this number is sufficiently high, it is a general indication that the poll results should be rejected and further testing should be performed.
* Ask an auditor about sampling to actually understand this joke.
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