Doubles, splits, and matchplays (repost)

[zengrifter (Theef)]

Theef raises a good question which I have reposted here, anyone? zg

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Doubles, splits, and matchplays

Posted By: Theef
Date: Wednesday, 20 November 2002, at 11:31 a.m. rge21

When the floorman will only let you double your $25 matchplay for $25, instead of $50, or when you are allowed/forced to split for only $25, are there any BS doubles or splits that are no longer advisable? Are there any defensive splits that BECOME advisable?

I'd be shocked if this question hasn't been asked before, so a link to an earlier thread will do fine if you have one.

 

[zengrifter (J Morgan)]

Re: Doubles, splits, and matchplays (ANSWER)

I thought maybe we'd find the answer here first, but here it is anyway. zg

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Posted By: J Morgan
Date: Thursday, 21 November 2002, at 8:59 p.m. rge21

In Response To: Doubles, splits, and matchplays (Theef)

If you have $25 live cash + match-play coupon, but you can double or split for only $25 instead of $50, the deviations to BS are (S17 play precedes slash, H17 play follows slash):

IF COUPON IS RELINQUISHED ON PUSHES:
12 v. 3 H/S; 16 v. T S; A2 v. 5 H; A2 v. 6 H/D; A4 v. 4 H; A8 v. 6 S. DAS: 22 v. 8 PC; 33 v. 8 PC; 44 v. 5 H/P; 66 v. 7 PC; 77 v. 8 PC; 99 v. A PC. NoDAS: 66 v. 2 PC; 77 v. 8 PC; 99 v. A PC.

IF COUPON IS SAVED ON PUSHES:
11 v. A H; A2 v. 5 H; A2 v. 6 H/D; A3 v. 5 H/D; A4 v. 4 H; A7 v. 2 S; A7 v. 3 S/DS; A8 v. 6 S. DAS: 22 v. 8 PC; 33 v. 8 PC; 44 v. 5 H; 44 v. 6 H/P; 66 v. 7 PC; 77 v. 8 PC; 99 v. A S/PC. NoDAS: 22 v. 3 PC; 33 v. 8 PC; 66 v. 2 PC; 77 v. 8 PC; 99 v. A S/PC.

PC means to sPlit the hand containing the Coupon. All these changes would amount to about a nickel on your $25 match-play coupon.

The upcoming BJF will have an extensive article on all this. Some of it gets very complicated.