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This isn't the first time recently I have suspected that there have been unannounced changes to GIB. If this is one, it's very positive.
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With only 9 HCP GIB did very well to move to the near-cold slam with no wastage opposite the splinter.
The hand also demonstrates that while Axx is good opposite a splinter, xxx is even better. The slam is far less good with responder's minor suits reversed.
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Stealth Revision?
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Posted 2014-December-14, 12:59
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Posted 2014-December-14, 13:56
I can't get too enthusiastic without seeing how GIB would have bid it with North's minors reversed. For all I know it might have bid the same.
Psych (pron. saik): A gross and deliberate misstatement of honour strength and/or suit length. Expressly permitted under Law 73E but forbidden contrary to that law by Acol club tourneys.
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
s
t
r-m
nd
ing) 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
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-December-14, 14:33
It's hardly awful even if that is the case. A small Club beats it if opening leader has neither missing honor, or the A only, and the latter lead is unlikely to be found. You have excellent chances on any other lead, and with friendly breaks you will take all the tricks.
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Posted 2014-December-16, 10:41
There are no "stealth revisions", we announce every upgrade to GIB. We upgraded GIB last night, about 13 hours after you posted this example. And this isn't even new behavior; I just tested it with version 28 (3 revisions ago), it also bid 4NT.
This decision comes from simulations. With the minors as they are, it bid 4NT in all 10 simulations I tried. Swapping the minors, it bid 4NT in 8 of them. So it probably would have bid 4NT at the table.
Then I tested with the new version we installed last night. With ♦543 it still bid 4NT 100% of the time. With the minors swapped, it bid 4NT 5 times, 4♠ 4 times, and 5♦ once.
This decision comes from simulations. With the minors as they are, it bid 4NT in all 10 simulations I tried. Swapping the minors, it bid 4NT in 8 of them. So it probably would have bid 4NT at the table.
Then I tested with the new version we installed last night. With ♦543 it still bid 4NT 100% of the time. With the minors swapped, it bid 4NT 5 times, 4♠ 4 times, and 5♦ once.
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Posted 2014-December-17, 13:01
Thank you Barmar. I will take your statistics at face value. But I must say, you can ask any regular GIB player, and they will tell you that GIB typically does not handle splinters well. It often signs off with perfect fits and bids again with wasted cards in the splinter suit.
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