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What on Earth was the final double?

#1 User is offline   Stefan_O 

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Posted 2016-October-23, 06:34



Seems like a bizarre way of saying:
"Pd, they are likely making this, possibly with overtricks, and we have no worthwhile sacrifice."

This was moneybridge...
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Posted 2016-October-23, 06:40

hmmm... too late.... I discovered now that my 3H shows 16-17!!
What genius put in that definition?!
Never occured to me to even check this during bidding... even though I play a lot of robo-bridge, this one seems extremely exotic :(
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Posted 2016-October-23, 07:00

Hi Stefan_O

I am gonna have to say fairly to you, what on earth was your rebid-3♥?
Would you read its explanation? 3♥ said " 5+♥,16-17TPs "? Why wouldn't you pass in only 11TPs hand?
Assuming you really held 16-17TPs, facing to 4♠, Gib N is a fool if didn't take a penalty double.
I think here Gibs have no problem, it would be your fault.

Please you see how my basic Gibs play.


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Posted 2016-October-23, 07:18

Yes, as I amended myself... what genius put in that definition?

Fast arrival usually means the weaker handtype,
and all 3H does is take away some slight bidding-space from opps
on the way to a contract we have anyways already committed to.

This bidding turned out a "trick-puzzle", rather than Bridge :(
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Posted 2016-October-23, 08:31

View PostStefan_O, on 2016-October-23, 07:18, said:

Fast arrival usually means the weaker handtype,

In real life, yes.

In Gibberish, where partner still has another shout, Pass often tends to be the weakest option. Not always, though and darned if I can work out a general rule for when the exceptions apply.
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Posted 2016-October-23, 11:19

View Post1eyedjack, on 2016-October-23, 08:31, said:

In real life, yes.

In Gibberish, where partner still has another shout, Pass often tends to be the weakest option. Not always, though and darned if I can work out a general rule for when the exceptions apply.



I guess the general rule is: "Read the darn descriptions everytime before you bid --- no matter how obvious it seems!"
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