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Desicions From The Club Part 1 Double or Not

Poll: Double or Not (13 member(s) have cast votes)

Double or Not

  1. Obvious Double (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. Close but Double (3 votes [23.08%])

    Percentage of vote: 23.08%

  3. Close but Pass (3 votes [23.08%])

    Percentage of vote: 23.08%

  4. Obvious Pass (7 votes [53.85%])

    Percentage of vote: 53.85%

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#1 User is offline   eagles123 

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Posted 2013-June-25, 03:05

Matchpoints. Should East double?




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Posted 2013-June-25, 05:57

No. This is not close.
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Posted 2013-June-25, 06:03

You were closer to a double over 1♦ than you are over 4♥.
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Posted 2013-June-25, 13:53

At mps I would. They will suffer a 5-0 break, they made no slam try, I have the big King of diamonds.
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Posted 2013-June-26, 07:36

come on, you have three likely tricks in addition to your five trumps. And it's MP.
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Posted 2013-June-26, 14:31

seem to have divided opinion with this one!

at the table I didn't double but afterwards thought I probably should have done. It's the kind of hand where you don't expect 4♥ to make but don't quite have the guts to double!! Maybe that's what seperates regular club players and better players.
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Posted 2013-June-26, 15:35

View Posthelene_t, on 2013-June-26, 07:36, said:

come on, you have three likely tricks in addition to your five trumps. And it's MP.



Come on, why tip the opp off to the heart break and allow him to choose a line that makes? Where are my 3 likely tricks by the way? I am not on lead anyway and so cannot start of with a S for these three unicorn like tricks.
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Posted 2013-June-26, 17:52

No way do I double. No one has shown weakness, just not extra strength. This is the sort of hand where they cash their 3 aces and then peel off 7 more cross-ruff tricks.
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Posted 2013-June-27, 00:40

I would be more concerned about how we will beat 4NT.
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