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Accounting for uncertainty--Uncertainty works both ways

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Saturday, 9 July 2016, at 9:13 p.m.

In Response To: Accounting for uncertainty--Uncertainty works both ways (Phil Simborg)

Phil wrote:

When you double at the moment you are on the fence about being too good, there is very little chance you will get an erroneous take from your opponent.

This is not my experience in practice. I've had many opponents, who know that I'm stronger than they are, interpret my hesitation (when I deliberate about being too good) as uncertainty about whether or not I'm good enough to double.

Of course this is often in volatile positions where I've just benefited from a joker sequence and my opponent has not quite mentally adjusted to how much the situation on the board has changed.

Messages In This Thread

• Accounting for uncertainty
  Bob Koca -- Friday, 8 July 2016, at 4:27 p.m.
  • Accounting for uncertainty
    Casper Van der Tak -- Friday, 8 July 2016, at 4:41 p.m.
    • Accounting for uncertainty
      Bob Koca -- Friday, 8 July 2016, at 4:59 p.m.
    • Accounting for uncertainty
      neilkaz -- Saturday, 9 July 2016, at 2:56 a.m.
  • Accounting for uncertainty
    Rick Janowski -- Friday, 8 July 2016, at 4:50 p.m.
    • I am referring to second position there *NM*
      Bob Koca -- Friday, 8 July 2016, at 4:52 p.m.
  • Accounting for uncertainty
    Rick Janowski -- Friday, 8 July 2016, at 5:22 p.m.
    • Accounting for uncertainty
      Bob Koca -- Friday, 8 July 2016, at 5:29 p.m.
      • Accounting for uncertainty - Agreed *NM*
        Rick Janowski -- Friday, 8 July 2016, at 5:37 p.m.
    • Accounting for uncertainty
      neilkaz -- Saturday, 9 July 2016, at 3:57 a.m.
      • Accounting for uncertainty
        Rick Janowski -- Saturday, 9 July 2016, at 7:56 a.m.
        • Accounting for uncertainty
          neilkaz -- Saturday, 9 July 2016, at 3:00 p.m.
          • Accounting for uncertainty
            Rick Janowski -- Saturday, 9 July 2016, at 3:55 p.m.
            • Accounting for uncertainty
              Casper Van der Tak -- Saturday, 9 July 2016, at 4:21 p.m.
              • Accounting for uncertainty
                neilkaz -- Saturday, 9 July 2016, at 4:48 p.m.
              • Accounting for uncertainty
                Rick Janowski -- Sunday, 10 July 2016, at 3:03 a.m.
  • Accounting for uncertainty--Uncertainty works both ways
    Phil Simborg -- Saturday, 9 July 2016, at 3:08 a.m.
    • Accounting for uncertainty--Uncertainty works both ways
      neilkaz -- Saturday, 9 July 2016, at 3:25 a.m.
    • Accounting for uncertainty--Uncertainty works both ways
      Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 9 July 2016, at 9:13 p.m.
  • XGR++ RO
    neilkaz -- Saturday, 9 July 2016, at 2:56 p.m.
  • Accounting for uncertainty - Variant Position
    Rick Janowski -- Sunday, 10 July 2016, at 3:45 a.m.
    • Accounting for uncertainty - Variant Position
      Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 10 July 2016, at 6:43 a.m.
      • Accounting for uncertainty - Variant Position
        Rick Janowski -- Sunday, 10 July 2016, at 9:30 a.m.
        • Accounting for uncertainty - Variant Position
          Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 10 July 2016, at 10:17 a.m.
          • Accounting for uncertainty - Variant Position
            Rick Janowski -- Sunday, 10 July 2016, at 6:32 p.m.