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I wanted XX to be penalty oriented, but based on the description I can't tell whether it says anything at all. Shouldn't it mean something? North's hearts are hardly "twice rebiddable".
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Redouble after 1NT opening
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Posted 2014-September-13, 14:50
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Posted 2014-September-13, 20:59
yes the description indicates YES you opened 1N. Surely this can be narrowed down, maybe it can indicate penalty (I know that's asking a lot lol)
and how is GIB hand twice rebiddable it has the 5H it promised for a transfer.
and how is GIB hand twice rebiddable it has the 5H it promised for a transfer.
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Posted 2014-September-13, 22:35
Also, while I agree that North (just) has the total point count promised for the 3D bid, and acknowledging that GIB has a phobia about describing bids as forcing or GF and then sticking to it, I thought that North's 3D bid is GF (absent intervention), at least by a non-passed hand, and I would suggest that he is not strong enough. There is no certainty of a fit. The suits are not robust enough to make up for lack of support, and 2 points for a Spade singleton do not improve the hand in 3N.
It is not an easy hand to bid, and there are no guarantees, but I would have preferred 2N over 3D.
It is not an easy hand to bid, and there are no guarantees, but I would have preferred 2N over 3D.
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Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
str-mnding) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees."Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq
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Posted 2014-September-14, 06:57
Bbradley62, on 2014-September-13, 14:50, said:
I wanted XX to be penalty oriented, but based on the description I can't tell whether it says anything at all. Shouldn't it mean something? North's hearts are hardly "twice rebiddable".
What did you hold (as South)?
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Posted 2014-September-14, 10:03
cloa513, on 2014-September-14, 06:57, said:
What did you hold (as South)?
What I actually held is not at all relevant to the conversation, which is why I omitted it. What is relevant is what GIB (North) thinks I have announced, based on his bidding system.
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