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What was the point of 5NT?

#1 User is offline   wbartley 

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Posted 2017-December-29, 15:27

Just play bridge robot. Human is South.



The description of the 2 bid was 5+; biddable spades, 18-21 HCP, etc.
The description of the 3 bid was the same with 3+ added.
The description of the 5N bid was Query kings. Have all keycards.
The description of the 6 bid was King of H; 5+; 3+; 18-21 HCP; biddable ; Q; K; 19-22 total points

My questions isn't so much why didn't GIB bid 7 but why did it bid 5N in the first place if it wasn't going to use the information it gained?
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Posted 2017-December-29, 18:19

Are you sure Gib thinks KC is for clubs?
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Posted 2017-December-29, 18:50

Yes, Blackwood is for clubs, but GIB really doesn't know how to play Blackwood in clubs. After 5NT, 6 is always defined as 'No king (below C)', which is meaningless, but that's what it always bids.. it doesn't know how to handle other responses.
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Posted 2017-December-29, 20:39

View Postsmerriman, on 2017-December-29, 18:50, said:

Yes, Blackwood is for clubs, but GIB really doesn't know how to play Blackwood in clubs. After 5NT, 6 is always defined as 'No king (below C)', which is meaningless, but that's what it always bids.. it doesn't know how to handle other responses.

good there was fit which is a near fluke then as Gib i assume is passing anything
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Posted 2018-January-01, 15:17

GIB cannot count to 13 in these auctions. I have seen several (posted at least two a couple of years ago) when after the King ask and response, GIB could absolutely count 13 tricks. But it stopped in 6.
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