Re: A hand

On Apr 25, 2:57=A0pm, dranon <dra...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:04:44 -0700, dranon <dra...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >Watching BBO is sooooooooo entertaining.
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> >Rate this bid. =A0Last hand of a 10 hand imp match. =A0Everybody vul.
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You
> >are 4 imps up at this point (barometer scoring)
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> >You hold:
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> >A Q 3
> >K 7 3
> >A K 8 4
> >T 9 8
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> >You hear: (1S) P (2S)
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> >Rate your bids:
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> >Double
> >2NT (with no discussion with partner, so you take a chance this may be
> >misunderstood)
> >3D
> >Pass
> >Other
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> This was one of the more entertaining hands to watch as the last hand
> in a team match.
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> At one table, the call was 3D. =A0Found partner with VOID Jxxx JT9xx
> KQxx
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> For some reason that partner got all excited and forced the bidding to
> 5D. X. =A0XX. =A0D1 lose 400. =A03D bidder went on and on how the 3D bid
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> absolutely standard.
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> At the other table, the call was X. =A0That partner also came alive and
> bid 4H. =A0No double. =A0Just a calm down four for a push.
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So the x works?  A sane partner bids 3S, doubler bids 4D for plus
130.  WTP?

Pass leads to minus 110 or so, x leads to plus 130.