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Is such a raise bid normal?

#1 User is offline   lycier 

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Posted 2016-August-25, 02:35

Today I encounterred a strange Gib hand.

- When with opp's double, Gib has two way to raise.

First way:



Second way :



- When with the interference of opp's overcalling, Gib has two way to raise.

First way :


Second way :


Is such a raise bid normal?
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Posted 2016-August-25, 03:58

View Postlycier, on 2016-August-25, 02:35, said:

Today I encounterred a strange Gib hand.

Is such a raise bid normal?


hi lycier,

An expert/advanced is perhaps always bidding 4 (pre-emptive) as West, even vulnerable, irrespective of X or an overcall by the opponents, working on the Law of Total Tricks, and recognising that 6-5-1-1 hands are extremely powerful.

More cautious players perhaps will raise to 2, fearing the vulnerability and encouraging partner too much. It's an interesting hand inasmuch that it illustrates GIB's bids are not set in stone.

A raise bid isn't technically right, but it doesn't make it abnormal as quite a few players will bid that way.
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