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spades or x?

Poll: spades or x? (25 member(s) have cast votes)

spades or x?

  1. 2S wtp? (20 votes [80.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 80.00%

  2. 2S (4 votes [16.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 16.00%

  3. x (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. x wtp? (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  5. pass wtp??? (1 votes [4.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 4.00%

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#1 User is offline   gwnn 

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Posted 2009-February-01, 10:52

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RHO opened 2D, you're unfavourable at imps. You are playing lebensohl. Lebensohl allows you to invite/force to game very well, you have very solid agreements in this respect.

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What's the lowest number of diamonds RHO should open to make your call a double?
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Posted 2009-February-01, 11:12

2S, I would double 4D
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Posted 2009-February-01, 11:34

Agree with Justin. In a sense, the better the hand the less likely I would be to double as I can always bid and back back in with a double.

I might find double more attractive in this sequence with a worse hand: K98xx, AJx, x, AJ9x
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Posted 2009-February-01, 11:50

2♠ wtp > 2♠ :P
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Posted 2009-February-01, 12:07

2♠ WTP here also. I have very good 5 carder and a mediocre 3 carder in the OM.

Also 3♠ after 3♦.

What would I do after 4♦ ? I somewhat prefer double to 4♠ as I'd like to have a 6th ♠. Even if I am not making what ever PD bids after 4♦x, the opps may carry on to 5♦ anyhow. If PD passes 4♦x I am probably not unhappy.

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Posted 2009-February-01, 12:47

2♠ and 4♦ (maybe 5; depends)
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Posted 2009-February-01, 13:56

2♠ by a mile, double is awful I say.
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Posted 2009-February-01, 14:15

JLOL, on Feb 1 2009, 06:12 PM, said:

2S, I would double 4D

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Posted 2009-February-01, 14:17

2 ♠, waiting to show clubs depends partner's altitude
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Posted 2009-February-01, 14:19

Other question: how much better would you have to make this hand such that it becomes a double?
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Posted 2009-February-01, 18:30

I am sure I'd double 4♦ and I am sure I'd bid 2♠, but over 3♦ I wouldn't be surprised if I bid differently on the same season.
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Posted 2009-February-01, 18:37

Agree with 2S and doubling 4D
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Posted 2009-February-01, 23:24

Over 3D its even between X and 3S for me. (if the X is pure take-out)
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Posted 2009-February-02, 04:05

1♠ 2 ♠ 3 ♠ X X X X over 1234567 ♦
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Posted 2009-February-02, 10:35

2♠ wtp? I would certainly double over 4♦, and change my hand a little and I would X over three... But with the given hand, I will only X 4♦.
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