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No wastage facing a splinter. Do you always get excited?

#1 User is offline   OleBerg 

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Posted 2008-November-19, 02:05

Mostly a curiosity:

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♥ 8652
♦ 964
♣ 976

All white at IMP's, partner starts:

1♦ ------- (Pass) - Pass - (1NT)
Double - (2♥) - Pass - (Pass)
Double - (Pass) - 3♦ - (Pass)
4♥ ------ (Pass) - ?

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Posted 2008-November-19, 02:17

I am missing something, but don't yet get the point being made.
No, I don't get excited by the 4H bid, and rightly so, as we seem to be making 5D on the nose with the fortuitous 3-3 Club break.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 02:26

what do you mean by "excited"? i won't bid 6D with zero cover cards and i can't pass 4H, so i feel excited and bid 5D...
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Posted 2008-November-19, 02:31

Why should I?

I am dead.

I am bidding 5D, because partner forced me,
for that matter he bid the game all by himself.

Of course I have no wastage, no wonder, but
that is not surprinsing, if you are broke.

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Posted 2008-November-19, 04:18

I knew that I don't have (wasted) points before, I don't see any ruffs on my side.
Why should I get exited?
I'm forced to bid 5♦ and I will do exactly that.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 04:42

how happy I am that my ♠T is working? :) :blink: :blink:
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Posted 2008-November-19, 04:49

There is nothing advanced or expert about this hand.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 04:50

rogerclee, on Nov 19 2008, 12:49 PM, said:

There is nothing advanced or expert about this hand.

No, it is a curiosity.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 04:51

OleBerg, on Nov 19 2008, 03:50 AM, said:

rogerclee, on Nov 19 2008, 12:49 PM, said:

There is nothing advanced or expert about this hand.

No, it is a curiosity.

There is nothing curious about this hand either.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 04:56

rogerclee, on Nov 19 2008, 12:51 PM, said:

OleBerg, on Nov 19 2008, 03:50 AM, said:

rogerclee, on Nov 19 2008, 12:49 PM, said:

There is nothing advanced or expert about this hand.

No, it is a curiosity.

There is nothing curious about this hand either.

But then again, your comments are not advanced or expert.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 05:00

lol ok
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Posted 2008-November-19, 05:07

In my short time on these forums, I have seen a lot of useless posts, but this one is really amazing to me. The fact that it is in the advanced/expert forum is even more amazing to me.

I don't know what you are aiming at, but Roger is right, there is nothing remotely curious, advanced, expert, interesting, or anything about this hand. North had an easy 2♣ opener and west had an easy pass of 1♦, but that is about the extent of the interest regarding this hand. If the curiosity was to create the most unanimous thread of all time, then this may do it.

First you are trying to construct a hand that passes 2♦ multi and then balances with 3N, then you think there is something cool about this hand. OleBerg, your curiosities have nothing to do with bridge.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 05:24

maggieb, on Nov 19 2008, 01:07 PM, said:

In my short time on the forums, I have seen a lot of useless posts, but this one is really amazing to me. The fact that it is in the advanced/expert forum is even more amazing to me.

I don't know what you are aiming at, but Roger is right, there is nothing remotely curious, advanced, expert, interesting, or anything about this hand. North had an easy 2♣ opener and west had an easy pass of 1♦, but that is about the extent of the interest regarding this hand. If the curiosity was to create the most unanimous thread of all time, then this may do it.

First you are trying to construct a hand that passes 2♦ multi and then balances with 3N, then you think there is something cool about this hand. OleBerg, your curiosities have nothing to do with bridge.

Solution: Ignore my posts.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 05:31

OleBerg, on Nov 19 2008, 06:24 AM, said:

maggieb, on Nov 19 2008, 01:07 PM, said:

In my short time on the forums, I have seen a lot of useless posts, but this one is really amazing to me. The fact that it is in the advanced/expert forum is even more amazing to me.

I don't know what you are aiming at, but Roger is right, there is nothing remotely curious, advanced, expert, interesting, or anything about this hand. North had an easy 2♣ opener and west had an easy pass of 1♦, but that is about the extent of the interest regarding this hand. If the curiosity was to create the most unanimous thread of all time, then this may do it.

First you are trying to construct a hand that passes 2♦ multi and then balances with 3N, then you think there is something cool about this hand. OleBerg, your curiosities have nothing to do with bridge.

Solution: Ignore my posts.

Why? Everyone here agrees that this thread is useless. Useless threads clutter up the forum. This is bad for everyone.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 05:37

maggieb, on Nov 19 2008, 01:31 PM, said:

OleBerg, on Nov 19 2008, 06:24 AM, said:

maggieb, on Nov 19 2008, 01:07 PM, said:

In my short time on the forums, I have seen a lot of useless posts, but this one is really amazing to me. The fact that it is in the advanced/expert forum is even more amazing to me.

I don't know what you are aiming at, but Roger is right, there is nothing remotely curious, advanced, expert, interesting, or anything about this hand. North had an easy 2♣ opener and west had an easy pass of 1♦, but that is about the extent of the interest regarding this hand. If the curiosity was to create the most unanimous thread of all time, then this may do it.

First you are trying to construct a hand that passes 2♦ multi and then balances with 3N, then you think there is something cool about this hand. OleBerg, your curiosities have nothing to do with bridge.

Solution: Ignore my posts.

Why? Everyone here agrees that this thread is useless. Useless threads clutter up the forum. This is bad for everyone.

Well, A bump would be even more useless. Should I?
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Posted 2008-November-19, 05:41

I mean, are you eventually going to reveal what you find curious about this decision? I am eager to see what was so curious about this that evaded all the posters in this thread.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 05:46

i think curious hands are supposed to go in the water cooler... erm... "interesting bridge hands" subforum...
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Posted 2008-November-19, 05:49

maggieb, on Nov 19 2008, 01:41 PM, said:

I mean, are you eventually going to reveal what you find curious about this decision? I am eager to see what was so curious about this that evaded all the posters in this thread.

The curiosity is, that there are two other ongoing threads discussing splinters, including discussions of how excited you get, when you have no wastage facing a singleton.

The actual South-player also found it slightly entertaining, that 5♦ was a winner.

As for the North hand being an "easy 2♣ opener", that could actually merit some discussion among experts.
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Posted 2008-November-19, 05:53

OleBerg, on Nov 19 2008, 06:49 AM, said:

As for the North hand being an "easy 2♣ opener", that could actually merit some discussion among experts.

what sort of discussion do you have in mind here?
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Posted 2008-November-19, 06:03

matmat, on Nov 19 2008, 01:53 PM, said:

OleBerg, on Nov 19 2008, 06:49 AM, said:

As for the North hand being an "easy 2♣ opener", that could actually merit some discussion among experts.

what sort of discussion do you have in mind here?

My post would give a subtle clue, but I'll be gracious and reveal it:

Some players might choose to open 1♦ on the hand.
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