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1S (x) P (2C)
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Lead is a C to the A, T of H to K and Ace, J of H. You have to lose another C another H and a S. 2 off!
Who is to blame?
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Who is to blame
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Posted 2014-November-12, 05:28
"The King of Hearts a broadsword bears, the Queen of Hearts a rose." W. H. Auden.
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Posted 2014-November-12, 05:31
West is to blame for having a diamond void.
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Posted 2014-November-12, 05:35
The answer, of course is nobody. This is just to show that those who unequivocally assign 100% of the blame to East in the other problem are resulters. Yes, I would also have bid 4 on the other hand, however you can EASILY go down with slightly different distribution.
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Posted 2014-November-12, 05:52
LOL.
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Posted 2014-November-12, 05:56
cherdano, on 2014-November-12, 05:52, said:
LOL.
Thanks for the vote of confidence, I agree with you and also LOL at those who assign 100% to East on the co related problem.
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Posted 2014-November-12, 07:01
Hog ur getting so boring
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Posted 2014-November-12, 07:40
Indeed Ron.
Assigning the blame % 100 to someone has nothing to do with the outcome.
You hold AQx KJx JTxx JTx, pd opens 1 NT and you bid 3 NT. If you pass with this or just invite, blame is % 100 on you. That does not guarantee that 3 NT will make % 100 of the time.
Assigning the blame % 100 to someone has nothing to do with the outcome.
You hold AQx KJx JTxx JTx, pd opens 1 NT and you bid 3 NT. If you pass with this or just invite, blame is % 100 on you. That does not guarantee that 3 NT will make % 100 of the time.
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Posted 2014-November-12, 08:01
West is to blame for having lost his original 9♣.
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Posted 2014-November-12, 08:03
I would be tempted to bid a non-forcing
1♠ (dbl) 2♦
mainly for lead-directing reasons. Would have to pass if 2♦ were forcing, but where I live most play it as NF.
With this start I doubt West would bid 3♠. But maybe Ron's example wasn't the best. One can certainly construct hands where his idea of "no blame" holds without subtleties like the above. Bidding isn't an exact science, of course.
1♠ (dbl) 2♦
mainly for lead-directing reasons. Would have to pass if 2♦ were forcing, but where I live most play it as NF.
With this start I doubt West would bid 3♠. But maybe Ron's example wasn't the best. One can certainly construct hands where his idea of "no blame" holds without subtleties like the above. Bidding isn't an exact science, of course.
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Posted 2014-November-12, 08:04
the hog, on 2014-November-12, 05:56, said:
Thanks for the vote of confidence, I agree with you and also LOL at those who assign 100% to East on the co related problem.
You forgot the most important option in the poll: "East, for misdescribing his hand and masterminding at his first turn to bid."
Once East passes, the EW goal shifts from having an accurate auction towards making life hard for the opponents. So, if the EW auction lacks accuracy then East's initial pass is to blame.
Changing the South bid from 2♦ to 2♣ is not a fair move either. After all, if South would just bid 2♦, East might foresee that West wouldn't have an entry to his hand.
So, LOL at your suggestion that these two problems are related. The only relation between the two is that East forgot to respond with a three control hand in both cases.
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Posted 2014-November-12, 08:15
Blame or Credit for the outcome is resulting by definition. Even with the actual E/W hand in the original thread, if we exchange just two cards between North and South the Spade game can be defeated.
There was a result. It was favorable or not favorable. There was blame or credit. ATB attributes blame. You cannot attribute blame or credit if there is no result.
Don't confuse assessing my bad bids in theory with ATB; one might lead to the other, or might lead to AT"C".
There was a result. It was favorable or not favorable. There was blame or credit. ATB attributes blame. You cannot attribute blame or credit if there is no result.
Don't confuse assessing my bad bids in theory with ATB; one might lead to the other, or might lead to AT"C".
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Posted 2014-November-12, 11:32
Regardless of other hands, West is more at fault here for rebidding 3S despite soft holding in clubs and a passing partner - a freely bid 2S is adequate to describe this hand. East might have bid a nonforcing 2D, but such bids are better when holding xx of spades so a run-out is not such a potential disaster.
I agree with the Hog that there is rarely a total blame - but going down 2 in four spades on this hand is due more to the jump rebid of spades than partner's raise to 4, IMO.
I agree with the Hog that there is rarely a total blame - but going down 2 in four spades on this hand is due more to the jump rebid of spades than partner's raise to 4, IMO.
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Posted 2014-November-12, 15:27
the hog, on 2014-November-12, 05:35, said:
you can EASILY go down with slightly different distribution.
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Posted 2014-November-12, 18:20
MrAce, on 2014-November-12, 07:40, said:
Indeed Ron.
Assigning the blame % 100 to someone has nothing to do with the outcome.
You hold AQx KJx JTxx JTx, pd opens 1 NT and you bid 3 NT. If you pass with this or just invite, blame is % 100 on you. That does not guarantee that 3 NT will make % 100 of the time.
Assigning the blame % 100 to someone has nothing to do with the outcome.
You hold AQx KJx JTxx JTx, pd opens 1 NT and you bid 3 NT. If you pass with this or just invite, blame is % 100 on you. That does not guarantee that 3 NT will make % 100 of the time.
You are missing the point, Timo. The point is that those who assign 100% of the blame to East on the first board are result merchants. It is not a wonderful game. Similarly everybody would bid 4S on this and it does not make. No one is to blame 100%.
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Posted 2014-November-13, 04:09
the hog, on 2014-November-12, 18:20, said:
You are missing the point, Timo. The point is that those who assign 100% of the blame to East on the first board are result merchants. It is not a wonderful game. Similarly everybody would bid 4S on this and it does not make. No one is to blame 100%.
Hog you are being ridiculous
ATB for missing 3nt: of course South
however i guess we're all result merchants because this could've been the layout
just because there is one freak layout where a contract makes or goes down doesn't proove anything at all
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Posted 2014-November-13, 04:28
but you can prove stuff with SIMS!!
(prove, in the statistical sense
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(prove, in the statistical sense
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