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0-20 total points? Could we be a bit more specific?

#1 User is offline   helene_t 

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Posted 2014-December-13, 15:26

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Posted 2014-December-13, 16:02

Also another example of the infamous 29-30 total points shown by bidding 5 opposite a possible yarb. And I guess that 12HCP is not enough to raise to 6 opposite that supposed monster.
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Posted 2014-December-13, 16:10

Heh. 4C is normally NF in my book. Bit risky to do that with 20 TP
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Posted 2014-December-13, 16:38

View PostBbradley62, on 2014-December-13, 16:02, said:

Also another example of the infamous 29-30 total points shown by bidding 5 opposite a possible yarb. And I guess that 12HCP is not enough to raise to 6 opposite that supposed monster.

LOL yes. But OTHO, raising 5 to 6 is known as the futile Willy syndrome. You make a limit bid and when partner raises to game you bid on ... my impression is that GIB doesn't do this so often anymore.
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Posted 2014-December-13, 20:16

No comments about bidding clubs instead of spades?
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Posted 2014-December-13, 20:57

View Postjohnu, on 2014-December-13, 20:16, said:

No comments about bidding clubs instead of spades?
cuebid of 4 might work out well. usually Gib like to do that.
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Posted 2014-December-14, 13:07

Another stealth revision?? Experience says that surely GIB would have raised 5C to 6 in the past, and probably on less. But it is certainly baffling why it prefers the minor to the major.
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