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#1
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Posted 2014-October-28, 10:11
Recent Team Match (IMPs)
Hand 1
Hand 2
Hand 1
Hand 2
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Posted 2014-October-28, 12:27
1 double
2 pass
Hand 1 is obviously close, hand 2 is not imo.
2 pass
Hand 1 is obviously close, hand 2 is not imo.
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Posted 2014-October-28, 12:31
I don't think I would double on the first one. Not quite good enough for my standards for a direct double of a preempt. This is more of a style question than a bridge question.
The second hand is worth about a 15 second hesitation before passing (I assume you can take a joke). It is not quite good enough to double. HOWEVER, if I were playing my light-opening system and opened 1♣ on this hand, I would double. I have too good of a hand in the context of a possible 10HCP opening bid to pass.
I am assuming that the 3♦ call on the second hand is weak. This is not an automatic assumption. I play it as a mixed raise in one partnership.
The second hand is worth about a 15 second hesitation before passing (I assume you can take a joke). It is not quite good enough to double. HOWEVER, if I were playing my light-opening system and opened 1♣ on this hand, I would double. I have too good of a hand in the context of a possible 10HCP opening bid to pass.
I am assuming that the 3♦ call on the second hand is weak. This is not an automatic assumption. I play it as a mixed raise in one partnership.
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Posted 2014-October-28, 15:54
I'm passing both, but pausing a lot longer on the first one. Second one has too many negatives - misfit for P's suit, defensive tricks, no great prospect of a three level part score, and a probable loser in their suit.
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Posted 2014-October-28, 18:17
1-Pass
2-Pass
2-Pass
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