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To balance or not to balance?

#1 User is offline   mohitz 

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  Posted 2010-June-09, 23:24

♠AQxx ♥x ♦JTx ♣Jxxxx

All vul, IMPs, they deal and open 1♦

(1♦) - p - (1♥) - p
(2♦) - p - (2♥) - p
( p ) - ?
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Posted 2010-June-09, 23:54

No.
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Posted 2010-June-10, 00:12

Big *No* at IMPs for sure. Not even matchpoints although it is tempting to those who just can't bear to have them play at 2H. But, but they have not shown a fit, they may have more values and stopped low because of misfit, and my partner is likely to hold too many hearts for us to comfortably (profitably I should say) declare and the dreaded outcome is -500 or worse, opposite their non-making partscore.
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Posted 2010-June-11, 04:28

If I can trust opps to be bidding seriously, dbl. Else pass.
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Posted 2010-June-11, 05:07

1S first round, keep it happy :)

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Posted 2010-June-11, 06:54

mohitz, on Jun 10 2010, 12:24 AM, said:

♠AQxx ♥x ♦JTx ♣Jxxxx

All vul, IMPs, they deal and open 1♦

(1♦) - p - (1♥) - p
(2♦) - p - (2♥) - p
( p ) - ?

why should they go down when we can? :)
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Posted 2010-June-11, 07:14

Clear no at IMPs.

At Matchpoints I would balance, even though it is very dangerous. I just don't want my opps playing at the 2 level. Besides, sometimes partner has hearts and my double will transform our +100 into +200.
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Posted 2010-June-14, 07:53

1. Partner passed over 1 Heart?
2. We are red?
3. They have a misfit?
4.We play imps?

These are mine questions. What was yours?
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Posted 2010-June-14, 16:04

If you wanted to bid the time to do it was on the first round. Now that they know they have a misfit, don't shoot yourself in the foot.
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Posted 2010-June-15, 09:04

I don't think it is as clear as many suggest. Both red is very bad for doubling, but our shape is perfect. Against weaker opponents I would often double if their auction was smooth, and pass if one of the opponents thought before bidding or passing 2H.
and the result can be plotted on a graph.
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Posted 2010-June-15, 09:13

Scoring: IMP


This was the whole deal. 2H made for them when they guessed the clubs right. 2S makes for us. I agree with the posters that it might be dangerous to enter here but i didn't think it was so clear.

Would anyone act as North btw?
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Posted 2010-June-15, 09:55

Will pay off if the opps balance or ever get into this auction and win the part-score battle. Content that they found the one time it worked, and more confident in our chances to win the match.
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Posted 2010-June-15, 10:42

The shape and strength are fine for double but I just hate the diamond holding so much for both offense and defense and I pass. I wouldn't double at any form of scoring.
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Posted 2010-June-15, 11:00

mohitz, on Jun 15 2010, 03:13 PM, said:

Would anyone act as North btw?

Perhaps dbl 1st round if I feel lucky, but certainly no action at 2nd round.
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