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The description of underestimating HCP

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Posted 2016-May-20, 04:37



3 says " 4+,4,7+TPs". This is a description of underestimating HCP in its hand.
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Posted 2016-May-20, 09:30

View Postlycier, on 2016-May-20, 04:37, said:

3 says " 4+,4,7+TPs". This is a description of underestimating HCP in its hand.


While this may be an imprecise description of this particular hand, it is not an incorrect description of the set of hands with which GIB would make this bid.
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Posted 2016-May-20, 15:58

Oh,yes, I know my wording are not the most appropriate.
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Posted 2016-May-20, 23:23

Maybe OP's point is that with an opening hand opposite an opening hand, West should do something more than make a bid that he can make with a 7count.
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