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Is this a position where we should balance?

Poll: Balance? (20 member(s) have cast votes)

Matchpoints, good field...

  1. Double (4 votes [20.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 20.00%

  2. Pass (16 votes [80.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 80.00%

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Posted 2011-December-06, 00:09



Matchpoints, good field, good partner. Do you balance here? Do you feel strongly about it?
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Posted 2011-December-06, 00:25

No, we are vul and there's only one suit left, in which we have a poor holding.
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Posted 2011-December-06, 00:30

Yuck. You think we have an 8 card fit?, certainly no guarantee. I'm passing at these colo(u)rs.
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Posted 2011-December-06, 01:16

I suspect he's hoping that partner can pass the double for penalty.

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Posted 2011-December-06, 02:21

No balance DBL 2♠ here for me, 3 level is not safe. But why not DBL after 1♠ if u really wnna show sth?
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Posted 2011-December-06, 03:51

Pass now but I might have doubled 1♠, though.

 wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:

Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.


 rbforster, on 2012-May-20, 21:04, said:

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Posted 2011-December-06, 05:50

Double is too risky with partner holding 4S. Competing at pairs with a one suit situation over the 1S response I think dble is better sooner. It would be good to know if the opps bidding showed real C having bid S. I suspect it does. We might well have a 8 card D fit our way, possibly 9 and bidding sooner might have solved this.

I agree with the first pass but would not yell if partner had over called 1H, not great, but it is pairs.
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Posted 2011-December-06, 09:02

If you want so do something other than pass with your hand, you should've done it 1 or 2 rounds earlier. Now it's too risky imo.
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Posted 2011-December-06, 09:27

Opposite vulnerability I can see a double here if we have an agreement that clubs is a biddable suit for our side. This vulnerability, nosirreebob.
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