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Pulling Penalty Doubles

#1 User is offline   fuburules3 

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Posted 2014-September-06, 12:56

In general, I find it hard to penalize with GIB because lots of doubles are takeout. Here the double of 4C is not takeout and (merits of my double aside), GIB decides to pull despite having decent defense and me denying support. Seems reasonable for doubles to be penalty after the XX.

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Posted 2014-September-06, 13:12

I empathise with you, its hard to extract a penalty with GIB.

But doesn't GIB realize 4♦ is hopeless. You've shown at most 2♦ and might only be 11 hcp. As cards are its down 3 vul which is bad enough, but why that contract isn't doubled for 800 I don't know?
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Posted 2014-September-06, 13:27

Can't say as how I really understand the point of East's 3C bid.
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Posted 2014-September-09, 07:30

Thanks for reporting.

Should be improved in next version as for cases like these where fit was emphatically denied to be showing some penalty length as GIB would stay.
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