Re: What to do, what to do....

Bob Lipton wrote:
> StevieTee wrote:
>
>> Yer playin' IMPs (IMP Pairs, to be exact), and everyone is
>> vulnerable.  You've got:
>>
>>      AQ1084
>>      QJ7
>>      10
>>      J1065
>>
>> You pass in 1st seat, and you hear the bidding go:
>>
>>     You      LHO     Partner     RHO
>>     pass     (1c)       3NT*     (4H)
>>      ??
>>
>> * Not discussed in advance, but presumably not 24 to 26 balanced.
>>
>> (1) What do you bid here?
> 
> Partner presumably has either a very strong hand or the CA and
> running diamonds. 4 Spades might work.  4 NT might work.  Double
> will work, but how much will it pay?  That's the trouble with
> these g**d***** destructive bids.   I night want to play in 4
> Spades but partner is a f****** genius with all the usual excuses
> when we get a poor result, because he won't bother to learn to
> bid constructively.
> 
> So I double.

I agree with the analysis, but not the action.  4 NT is next,
expecting to wrap it.  I am quite happy to take gambles to push the
enemy overboard.  Especially when I am a passed hand.

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