BBO Discussion Forums: Were you hoping my suit was diamonds? - BBO Discussion Forums

Jump to content

Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

Were you hoping my suit was diamonds?

#1 User is offline   smerriman 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 3,726
  • Joined: 2014-March-15
  • Gender:Male

Posted 2018-July-16, 21:21


Robot Reward, so you may not agree with my use of Michaels - but what was GIB trying to do?
0

#2 User is online   johnu 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 4,833
  • Joined: 2008-September-10
  • Gender:Male

Posted 2018-July-17, 00:57

GIB was tired and needed to take a nap so he let you be declarer?

If you were thinking GIB should have bid diamonds, the GIB golden rule is that hands with 8+ card suits should either defend or be dummy.
0

#3 User is online   sfi 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 2,576
  • Joined: 2009-May-18
  • Location:Oz

Posted 2018-July-17, 03:37

There's no way for North to play 3D or 4D, is there? 2NT looks like an entirely reasonable option just in case you do have a 12-card fit.
0

#4 User is offline   virgosrock 

  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Full Members
  • Posts: 782
  • Joined: 2015-April-07

Posted 2018-July-17, 05:14

View Postsfi, on 2018-July-17, 03:37, said:

There's no way for North to play 3D or 4D, is there? 2NT looks like an entirely reasonable option just in case you do have a 12-card fit.


except 2NT is GUBBO asking for your minor, not to play.

sm, what would you expect from bot? 3D? has 10 hcp. Perhaps 3D?
0

#5 User is offline   smerriman 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 3,726
  • Joined: 2014-March-15
  • Gender:Male

Posted 2018-July-17, 14:33

View Postsfi, on 2018-July-17, 03:37, said:

There's no way for North to play 3D or 4D, is there?

Why not? According to something like this, 3 is "natural and nonforcing, showing a very good suit (usually 6+ cards), a decent hand, and no support for either of the 2NT bidder's suits.".

Or in terms of GIB's descriptions:

My long suit - no major fit - 6+ , 1- , 11+ total points

No need to play this as forcing, as you can always go through 2NT first if you want to force.
0

#6 User is offline   ahydra 

  • AQT92 AQ --- QJ6532
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 2,840
  • Joined: 2009-September-09
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Wellington, NZ

Posted 2018-July-17, 23:34

View Postsfi, on 2018-July-17, 03:37, said:

There's no way for North to play 3D or 4D, is there? 2NT looks like an entirely reasonable option just in case you do have a 12-card fit.


You mean a 13-card fit? North has 8 diamonds.

@smerriman: should probably be 2-H, not 1-.

ahydra
0

#7 User is offline   smerriman 

  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Advanced Members
  • Posts: 3,726
  • Joined: 2014-March-15
  • Gender:Male

Posted 2018-July-18, 02:30

View Postahydra, on 2018-July-17, 23:34, said:

@smerriman: should probably be 2-H, not 1-.

Just to clarify, what I wrote above *is* how GIB describes 3. So it's not like it didn't have it as an option.
0

#8 User is offline   virgosrock 

  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Full Members
  • Posts: 782
  • Joined: 2015-April-07

Posted 2018-July-21, 13:15

View Postsmerriman, on 2018-July-18, 02:30, said:

Just to clarify, what I wrote above *is* how GIB describes 3. So it's not like it didn't have it as an option.


then what explains lack of 3D bid?
0

Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

1 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users