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Can't play game; only slam or partial

#1 User is offline   Bbradley62 

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Posted 2012-May-05, 20:05

All tables had one or the other of these two auctions:


I know, 6♣ makes, but there really ought to be a way to play in game.
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Posted 2012-May-06, 04:41

12 total points minimum on the 4♣ bid is to low, gib should be able to find 5♣ bid opposite a more accurate description.
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Posted 2012-May-06, 07:36

What about bidding 3NT. maybe GIB will like that spot. Will beat 3N , 4♣ & 5♣ and lose to 6♣
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Posted 2012-May-06, 08:39

Pretty brave with a small singleton in a suit W is known to be long in.
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Posted 2012-May-06, 10:32

now we see why LEO opens 1NT on hands like this
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Posted 2012-September-24, 22:47

Very similar situation to the one I posted four months ago; maybe this time a staff member will see and comment...





So, why does GIB raise 5♣ to 6♣ (and claim to have 11+ total points) but not raise 4♣ to 5♣?
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Posted 2012-September-25, 03:39

Its probably another GIB HCP=TP problem which is absolute garbage of course and total ill-definition of bids- look how wide is the TP range for 4♣- 12-22 is nearly meaningless- and despite the description in Bradley's example that's probably the information it gets there so it has no idea what to do next. Partner: I have an opening hand- GIB ???????? gotta to pass. Partner: I have a impossibly strong hand GIB: slam is always right.
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Posted 2012-October-20, 19:41

Another one:

Maybe GIB just never plays 5m?
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Posted 2012-October-22, 22:57

It seems to me that if North has shown 0-9 total points and South make an invitation, North should accept the invitation with 7.

There's a lot of room between 16+ and 25+. Would 3♦ have shown something between the two?
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