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Confusion about the free drop
01-13-2023
, 09:39 AM
In the following position, I was leading 4-1 in a match to 5, i.e. I was 1 away and my opponent was 4 away (post Crawford). My opponent forgot to double at their first opportunity, but doubled at their second. Since I was behind in game, and I believed I had a free drop, I chose to drop the double. Surprisingly, however, this was a big error (-0.122)!
Can someone explain what is going here? I understand that there are exceptions to the free drop rule since you might prefer to save your free drop for later. However, I thought that these exceptions were minor and couldn't generate such a sizeable error when you are trailing 47.8% in the game.
Can someone explain what is going here? I understand that there are exceptions to the free drop rule since you might prefer to save your free drop for later. However, I thought that these exceptions were minor and couldn't generate such a sizeable error when you are trailing 47.8% in the game.
