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#1 User is offline   dcohio 

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Posted 2010-February-26, 09:20

Auction, opps silent

1♠(me)-1NT(GIB)
2♦-AP

GIB did not correct back with:

♠532, ♥T63, ♦A83, ♣Q763

Why would gib want to play in a possible 3-3 fit instead of a known 5-3 fit at the 2 level? In fact, why would GIB not just give a simple 2♠ raise with 3 card support and 6 points?
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Posted 2010-February-26, 18:27

The answer to the second question is that GIB downgrades 4333, so it treats this as a subminimum.

Don't know why it didn't take preference back to spades, though. I've never seen it do this to me.

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Posted 2010-February-27, 01:08

I don't know the exact hand, but this has also happened to me before.
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Posted 2010-February-27, 04:16

Perhaps GIB fears that opener will make another move, and prefers to play in 2♦ in a 4-3 fit than 3♠ in a 5-3 fit
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Posted 2010-February-27, 08:05

GIB is a robot... it has no fear!

The problem is that a minor after forcing no trump is only defined as 3+. Playing in a 3-3 fit at any level is uncomfortable especially when there is a known 5-3 fit to play in.
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Posted 2010-March-01, 14:29

Thanks for the report. There was a typo in the rules that has now been fixed.
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Posted 2010-March-02, 09:04

Thanks Ari!
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Posted 2010-March-02, 14:01

I also saw one of these yesterday, on a 1S-1NT-2H-AP auction when responder was 3-3 in the majors. It worked out OK that time (I think they made an overtrick) because opener was 5-5.

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Posted 2010-March-08, 15:54

1♠-1nt
2♣-2♥**


gib didn't bid 2♠ here.
2♥ alerted as 5+♥ 6-9 hcp
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